Strategic Buyer

The role

You will build the procurement and operations backbone for hardware programs. You will work with engineering, ops, finance, facilities, and outside suppliers to source goods and services and run purchasing workflows.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day purchasing across indirect and NPI spend.
• Convert internal requests into RFQs, quotes, requisitions, and POs.
• Track open orders through delivery and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Review quotes for price, lead time, MOQ, payment and shipping terms.
• Negotiate pricing, expedite fees, and shipping costs.
• Manage supplier relationships and expectations.
• Partner with AP and Finance on vendor setup and invoice discrepancies.
• Improve procurement workflows, trackers, templates, and handoffs.

Required qualifications

• 3–5 years in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, NPI operations, manufacturing operations, or hardware startup operations.
• Hands-on experience issuing and tracking POs, managing RFQs, negotiating with suppliers, and coordinating deliveries.
• Experience with ERP/procurement tools such as NetSuite, Mesh, SAP, or Ramp.
• Familiarity with vendor onboarding, NDAs, W-9s, banking forms, and invoice/payment workflows.
• Strong written communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Commercial instincts to challenge pricing and flag quotes.
• Strong follow-through to track and close open loops.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and moving quickly.
• High ownership, low ego, and a bias toward action.

Nice to have

• Experience in hardware, semiconductors, electronics, manufacturing, data center infrastructure, or contract manufacturing.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
• Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
• Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

About the company

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence by co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing. They are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row).