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# Procurement Specialist at Standard Bots

- **Company:** Standard Bots
- **Location:** Glen Cove, NY
- **Compensation:** $68k–$73k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/standardbots/3f63ac90-8a10-424b-8c3c-0b7b213a586c

## Job description

Procurement Specialist

## About Standard Bots

Standard Bots builds AI-native industrial robot arms deployed at manufacturing facilities across the U.S. In June 2026 we closed a $200M Series C at a $1B valuation, led by RoboStrategy with continued backing from General Catalyst and new participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Samsung Next.

## About the role

Every robot arm Standard Bots ships starts with hundreds of parts that have to show up on time, at the right cost, and at the right spec — that's on you. As Procurement Specialist, you'll own purchase orders from first quote to final delivery, and you'll be the person Production, Hardware, Sales, and Finance count on to keep builds moving. If you like the idea of your negotiating skills directly determining whether a robot ships on schedule, this is your kind of job.

📍 Location This is an on-site role (5 days/week) based at Standard Bots' Glen Cove, NY facility.

## What you'll do

- Source and evaluate suppliers — electronic component distributors and contract manufacturers alike — on quality, cost, and reliability
- Request and negotiate quotes for custom and off-the-shelf parts, from PCBs and ICs to connectors and other electronic components
- Onboard new vendors and track their performance on quality, on-time delivery, and responsiveness
- Create, manage, and track purchase orders from issuance all the way through delivery
- Manage domestic and international shipments, coordinating with forwarders, carriers, and customs brokers to keep things on schedule
- Reconcile invoices against purchase orders and receipts, catching pricing or quantity discrepancies before they become problems
- Work closely with Production, Hardware, Sales, and Finance to keep purchasing aligned with build schedules and inventory levels
- Keep vendor communication sharp and professional over email and phone
- Support engineering with make-versus-buy calls and alternate sourcing for custom or long-lead components
- Hunt for ways to shorten lead times, cut cost, and streamline how purchasing actually works
- Maintain a quote log and cost database that leadership can actually use for spend analysis and budgeting

## What you'll bring

- 2–5 years of hands-on procurement, purchasing, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing or hardware environment
- Demonstrated experience purchasing electronic components — PCBs, ICs, connectors, passives, or similar — for a hardware or electronics manufacturing environment (required)
- Experience purchasing CNC-machined parts, welded assemblies, or other mechanical and electrical components
- Experience working from engineering BOMs or technical part lists to build out purchasing requirements
- Familiarity with international logistics — lead times, customs, freight tracking
- Confidence negotiating with suppliers to land favorable pricing, terms, and delivery
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Proficiency with ERP or procurement platforms like NetSuite, QuickBooks, or Fishbowl — and comfort picking up new systems fast
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills for BOM tracking, spend analysis, and inventory management
- Ability to read engineering drawings and interpret BOM structures, including assemblies and sub-assemblies
- Familiarity with freight documentation — bills of lading, packing slips, certificates of conformance, customs forms
- Comfort processing invoices and handling basic accounts payable
- Sharp organizational instincts — you keep records accurate, flag discrepancies early, and follow through on open items
- A self-directed streak — you spot shortages and process gaps before they turn into fires
- Clear, proactive communication with Production, Hardware, Sales, and Finance, with context when you escalate
- Comfort with the pace and shape-shifting nature of a growing hardware startup
- A genuine commitment to ethics, integrity, and confidentiality

## Nice to have

- Experience in robotics, automation, or advanced manufacturing supply chains
- A trusted network of vetted electronic component distributors or contract manufacturers
- Familiarity with Incoterms and international freight/customs processes
- Experience with lean inventory practices, Kanban systems, or demand-driven replenishment
- Prior experience supporting the implementation or refinement of an ERP/MRP platform

## Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $68,000 to $73,000, depending on experience. We are open to a variety of seniority levels for this role and will build compensation packages that are commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.

## About Standard Bots

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Standard Bots is an American AI-native industrial robot manufacturer that builds affordable, easy-to-use six-axis robot arms designed and assembled in the USA.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series stage not publicly disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Glen Cove, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Evan Beard (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Industrial Robotics / Manufacturing / AI
- **Target customers**: B2B — small to large businesses in manufacturing, machining, warehousing, and industrial automation
- **Mission**: "Propel human productivity through the world’s most accessible robots."

## Products & Services
- **Bolt**: Entry-level six-axis robot arm (900mm reach, 8kg payload) starting at $29,500. Designed for light-duty automation in tight spaces — pick & place, inspection, and assembly.
- **Spark**: Mid-range workhorse robot (1,300mm reach, 18kg payload) starting at $39,500. Built for machining, welding, finishing, pick & place, and inspection.
- **Thor**: Heavy-duty robot (2,000mm reach, 18kg payload) starting at $49,500. Includes Miller Auto Delta Weld package for welding applications. Built for bimanual tasks, palletizing, and heavy applications.
- **AI-Native Control Platform**: Robots are programmed through demonstration (no code, no PhD required). Foundation models generalize across variations. Real-time AI-driven torque control. Pre-built playbooks for common tasks, native integrations, simulator, and remote access dashboards.
- **Vision-Guided Inspection**: Automated defect detection with vision-guided checks.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Private company; funding details not publicly available
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding manufacturing operations with goal to produce everything "from metal in to robots out" in America by 2027. Actively hiring across multiple engineering and operations roles. Growing product line with three distinct robot models (Bolt, Spark, Thor).

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-native architecture**: First industrial robot joints designed for real-time AI-driven torque control; robots learn through demonstration rather than complex programming — "no PhD required."
- **Cost leadership**: Starting at $29,500, significantly cheaper than legacy industrial robot solutions while claiming 3x faster performance.
- **Vertical integration**: Designs nearly every part and assembles every final product in-house in Glen Cove, NY. Goal to manufacture everything in America by 2027.
- **Ease of use**: Program complex routines from a tablet; pre-built playbooks; no-code interface; vision-guided inspection with ±0.1 Nm repeatability.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling domestic manufacturing to full vertical integration (metal in to robots out) by 2027.
- Expanding AI capabilities with foundation models that generalize across unseen variations.
- Growing product line to cover light-duty (Bolt), mid-range (Spark), and heavy-duty (Thor) applications.
- Building out software, firmware, and AI teams to deepen the "AI-native" robotics platform.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven environment focused on "making tomorrow easier" through accessible robotics. Emphasis on hardware, software, firmware, and electronics integration.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid — employees typically work on-site 3 days a week. Offices in Glen Cove, NY; NYC; and Seattle.
- **Team Size**: ~130 total employees, ~25 in Product + Tech.
- **Engineering Focus**: Roles span embedded systems, motion planning, full-stack, firmware, AI research, and core platform engineering. Technology stack includes modern robotics and AI tooling.
- **Growth Stage**: Early-stage, fast-growing company (founded 2020) with significant manufacturing expansion plans. Opportunity to shape both product and culture.

## Sources
1. [standardbots.com](https://standardbots.com/)
2. [standardbots.com/about](https://standardbots.com/about)
3. [standardbots.com/careers](https://standardbots.com/careers)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/standard-bots)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/StandardBots)

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