Procurement and Inventory Manager

Are you a strategic buyer who thrives on making deals, managing supply risk, and keeping production moving? We’re looking for a Procurement and Inventory Manager to own supplier relationships, negotiate long-term agreements, manage inventory visibility and accuracy, and ensure pricing and availability align with our build plans. You’ll be the connective tissue between engineering, operations, and our contract manufacturing partners – making sure we have what we need, when we need it, at the right cost, and in the right place. Be the primary point of contact for procurement at Oxide Computer Company Negotiate pricing, lead times, and long-term supply agreements with key component vendors Track purchase price variance (PPV) and help finance and engineering understand cost drivers Maintain up-to-date price lists, quotes, lead times, country of origin information, tariffs, and supplier commitments by part number and revision Evaluate supplier quality, ensuring use of authorized distributors Collaborate with our contract manufacturer (CM) to translate production forecasts into material requirements and allocation plans Work directly with suppliers to ensure availability, secure allocations, and preempt shortages for long-lead and critical parts Track supplier performance on delivery, cost, and responsiveness, and escalate as needed to meet production timelines Lead supplier negotiations while coordinating CM purchasing on our behalf Reconcile material usage and purchasing activity between Oxide and our CM to ensure build readiness and cost accuracy Define and improve procurement processes, documentation standards, and vendor onboarding workflows Provide insight into market dynamics, sourcing alternatives, and risk mitigation strategies Own inventory strategy for consigned and CM-procured material across locations Maintain accurate, version-controlled costed bill of materials (BOM) for all active products, tied to actual supplier quotes. Work with finance to establish standard BOM cost and with the broader operations team to align on build readiness Monitor component lifecycle status and manage end of life (EOL) transitions with engineering Track and manage excess & obsolete (E&O) material risk Coordinate with logistics and planning to ensure accurate inventory movements and allocations Help define and improve procurement and inventory processes, documentation standards, and ERP workflows Work closely with planning and engineering to integrate part lifecycle, lead times, and inventory policies Have experience managing both procurement and inventory for complex hardware systems Are skilled at negotiating supplier agreements and securing commitments in constrained or single-source markets Understand how contract manufacturers manage inventory and purchasing Enjoy digging into BOMs, spreadsheets, and quote packages to make sure the numbers are right Communicate clearly, especially when tracking issues across engineering, operations, and finance Are organized, persistent, and calm under pressure, especially when lead times stretch and allocations tighten Are motivated by getting the right parts, at the right time, for the right price Can find creative solutions ranging from connecting with unresponsive suppliers to resolving component end of life Are curious, detail-oriented, and calm in the face of ambiguity or unexpected challenges Learn enough about our product to understand our approach. Listen to some of our manufacturing-centric episodes of

Oxide and Friends

. A few recommendations: We are very explicit about our values , and they can be seen in daily life at Oxide, for example: Our rigor means we enjoy and take pride in the craft of engineering. Our urgency means that we are not above the judicious short-cut. Our versatility is reflected in our greatest strength: the breadth of our team. Our transparency can be seen in our consensus-driven RFD process . Our responsibility means that we both lead and follow: we have our own domains, but we also help others on their parts. Our curiosity shows in our insatiable desire to learn – and our empathy in our love of teaching others. Our humor is a big part of our daily lives: we are inveterate wise-crackers whose video meetings spill into simultaneous text chat. Working at Oxide

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Most of our team are based outside of the Bay Area. We do ask that your workday overlaps with Pacific Time for at least four hours. Our families and lives outside of our jobs are very important to us; our schedules are flexible to reflect and support that. We offer the best medical PPO, dental, and vision plans we can find and cover 100% of premiums for employees and dependents. Everyone at Oxide makes $207,264 USD, regardless of location. (Some sales positions have a lower base salary and contain a commission component.) Applying for: Procurement and Inventory Manager Resume Should be a pdf file Upload Materials Please make a copy of this document and follow the instructions. When completed, please export this document as a pdf and attach it here

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