AIM
Procurement & Supply Chain Manager
Seattle · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 88 days ago
Computer VisionNegotiationSupply ChainLogisticsProcurementEmbedded SystemsRoboticsHardware DesignCollaborationDemand Planning
About the role
- AIM is deploying autonomous machines at a pace that requires purpose-built supply chain infrastructure - not just good vendor relationships.
- You will be the connective tissue between our hardware engineering team and the physical components that make our machines work.
- This is a high-ownership, high-impact role.
Responsibilities
- Own sourcing across the full AIM hardware BOM: structural steel and mounting hardware, wiring harnesses, printed circuit boards, compute modules, sensors, and ancillary electronics
- Partner closely with our hardware engineering team to stay ahead of spec changes, new part requirements, and evolving BOMs - you chase them, they don't chase you
- Qualify and maintain approved vendor lists with secondary sources for all high-risk or single-sourced components
- Run a dual-track supplier strategy across the hardware lifecycle: maintain fast-turn, low-volume relationships for engineering development (1-3 unit turns with short lead times) while simultaneously building production-scale supplier relationships with negotiated pricing - so that when a part moves from prototype to production, the transition is frictionless and the commercial terms are already locked
- Own inventory posture against forecasted deployment demand - model lead times against committed delivery dates and flag exposure before it becomes a crisis
- Build and maintain a procurement calendar tied to program milestones
- Develop and own strategic relationships with key suppliers - pricing, allocation priority, terms, and continuity
- Proactively identify geopolitical, concentration, and lead-time risk across the supply base and propose mitigation before exposure becomes a problem
- Lead contract negotiations for volume commitments, payment terms, and NDA/IP protections where applicable
- We build systems that augment human capability - allowing people to do more with less, safely and efficiently.
Requirements
- 5+ years in procurement, supply chain, or materials management in a hardware-intensive company
- Experience managing supplier relationships and negotiating volume contracts
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where the process does not yet exist
- Run your workstream with a high degree of ownership - this is a function you will build, not inherit
Benefits
- Company-funded medical, dental, vision, 401k, and life insurance
- Through cutting-edge AI, computer vision, and robotics, AIM is solving critical challenges in equipment autonomy and remote operations.
Company info
- We are deploying autonomous machines in the real world today, and scaling fast.
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