Lead the supply chain and procurement strategy for Skild AI's warehouse robotics platform as it scales from prototype to production.
Posted by employer 4 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Strategic Sourcing Lead at Skild AI is responsible for developing and executing the supply chain and procurement strategy for their warehouse robotics platform, focusing on transitioning from prototype to production. This role requires expertise in sourcing electromechanical systems and managing supplier relationships, particularly in motors, sensors, and contract manufacturing. Ideal candidates have over eight years of experience in hardware product sourcing and a proven track record of scaling complex products. Skild AI's innovative environment encourages collaboration across engineering disciplines to enhance supply chain resilience.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 10 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Skild AI's career page.
- Skild AI has 63 other open roles including Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Senior Electrical Engineer , Mechatronics Technician.
- 251 active Robotics roles on Joblaze right now.
- 85 active supply chain roles on Joblaze right now.
- 80 active Procurement roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
- Pays more than 57% of the 86 salaried Robotics roles we track (median $145,000).
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Skild AI lists $160,000–$250,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Strategic Sourcing Lead, Warehouse Robotics role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Contract Manufacturing, Hardware, PCBAs, Procurement, Robotics, electromechanical systems.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Skild AI targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Strategic Sourcing Lead, Warehouse Robotics role at Skild AI.
From the original posting
Company Overview
At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts. Relevant industry experience is important, but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude. We are looking for passionate individuals who are eager to explore uncharted waters and contribute to our innovative projects.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Lead to own supply chain and procurement strategy for our warehouse robotics platform as we scale from prototype to production. You will help build a resilient global supply chain across electromechanical systems, compute, PCBAs, and structural hardware while partnering closely with engineering and manufacturing teams.
This role is ideal for someone who has successfully scaled complex hardware products and brings deep supplier relationships across motors, actuators, sensors, compute, and contract manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Own sourcing strategy and supplier execution across the full robot BOM, including actuators, motors, sensors, compute modules, PCBAs, harnessing, and mechanical assemblies
- Lead the transition from prototype and in-house manufacturing toward contract manufacturing, including CM selection, qualification, onboarding, and operational scaling
- Negotiate pricing, lead times, allocation, and commercial agreements to support aggressive cost, quality, and production targets
- Build and expand strategic supplier relationships to unlock pricing advantages, engineering support, and supply continuity
- Partner closely with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and compute engineering teams to drive design for manufacturability, supply chain resilience, and cost optimization
- Develop multi-source strategies for critical components and proactively mitigate allocation, geopolitical, and single-source risks
- Own BOM cost targets as the platform scales from pilot builds to large-scale deployment
- Support NPI and production ramp activities with suppliers and manufacturing partners across Asia Pacific and other global regions
- Establish sourcing processes, metrics, and supplier performance management frameworks appropriate for a rapidly scaling robotics organization
Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management for hardware products
- Proven track record taking hardware products from prototype through production ramp at scale
- Direct experience with electromechanical components, PCBAs, and high-performance compute systems
- Experience transitioning products from in-house builds to contract manufacturing
- Strong supplier relationships across motors, actuators, sensors, PCBAs, compute, or robotics hardware ecosystems
- Demonstrated success negotiating pricing, lead times, allocation, and commercial agreements
- Experience in robotics, warehouse automation, autonomous systems, drones, industrial automation, or related hardware industries
- Familiarity with NPI, DFM/DFA, and manufacturing scale-up workflows
- Experience sourcing constrained or allocation-sensitive compute platforms (e.g. NVIDIA, Qualcomm, AMD)
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment with international travel, primarily across Asia Pacific