Supply Chain Specialist, Procurement

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end purchase-to-pay process using procurement tools
• Issue purchase orders based on lead times
• Track logistics, including reverse logistics
• Engage sourcing, engineers, suppliers, and finance partners to align stakeholders and document requirements and updates
• Obtain approval for purchase orders
• Generate and maintain periodic reports
• Provide accurate supply chain data to leadership for strategic decision-making, supplier performance, and customer commitments
• Document changes
• Identify and escalation supply chain risks to enable timely mitigation and prevent delays to critical build schedules
• Coordinate with Business Development, Finance, and Sourcing to align procurement with program schedules and budgets
• Maintain audit-ready documentation in spend-management platforms
• Help define scalable procurement processes and policies as MatX grows from prototype builds to volume

• 5+ years of experience in procurement, logistics, or material management
• Experience in hardware, electronics, or semiconductors is a plus
• Hands-on experience issuing POs, managing supplier logistics, and driving invoices to payment
• End-to-end purchase-to-pay cycle experience
• Proficiency with procurement, purchasing, and spend-management platforms
• Ability to manage complex supply chain data and reports with AI tools
• Excellent communication with suppliers, engineers, finance partners, and executives
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup with shifting priorities
• Must work from the Mountain View, CA office three days a week, Tuesday through Thursday
• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Must be able to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license

Demonstrates expertise in managing the end-to-end purchase-to-pay process, including procurement, logistics, and supplier management. Proficient in utilizing procurement tools and AI for data management and reporting to support strategic decision-making.

• End-To-End Purchase-To-Pay Cycle Experience
• Procurement Tools Proficiency
• Supplier Logistics Management
• Complex Supply Chain Data Management
• Excellent Communication Skills

• Purchase Order Issuance
• Supplier Logistics Management
• Spend-Management Platforms Proficiency
• Data Reporting
• Risk Identification and Mitigation

• Excellent Communication
• Adaptability in Fast-Moving Environments

• Procurement
• Logistics
• Material Management
• Hardware
• Electronics
• Semiconductors
• U.S. Export Control Compliance

• Procurement Platforms
• AI Tools for Data Management