Supply Chain and Sourcing Specialist (Robotics)

Location: Via Melen 83, 16152 Genoa, Italy; availability to travel nationally and internationally is expected

Company

Deep-tech product company developing humanoid robot platforms for human-centered Physical AI and real-world collaboration.

What you will do

• Define sourcing strategies for components and subsystems with Engineering and Program Management.
• Identify, assess, and select strategic suppliers, including make-versus-buy analysis.
• Analyze supplier capabilities, market trends, production capacity, lead times, and supply chain constraints.
• Support RFQ, RFI, supplier evaluation, and sourcing activities for New Product Introduction programs.
• Drive cost analysis, benchmarking, cost reduction, and supply chain risk mitigation initiatives.
• Support material planning and supplier readiness from prototypes and pre-series builds through production ramp-up.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent background.
• 3–5 years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, commodity management, procurement engineering, or similar roles.
• Experience with NPI programs in automotive, robotics, aerospace, e-mobility, or other high-tech manufacturing environments.
• Experience managing global suppliers and complex technology-driven supply chains.
• Knowledge of supplier selection, make-versus-buy analysis, cost analysis, capacity planning, inventory management, logistics planning, and supply chain risk assessment.
• Familiarity with commodity management, TCO analysis, cost engineering, S&OP, IBP, Lean Supply Chain methodologies, ERP systems, SAP, PLM, Excel, or Power BI.

Nice to have

• Experience in automotive, robotics, aerospace, or other advanced manufacturing environments.
• Experience with supply chain analytics, inventory optimization, cost engineering, supplier development, industrial ramp-ups, or supply chain scaling.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to the development of humanoid robotic systems.
• Stimulating and informal work environment alongside technical and research teams.
• Employment contract under the Italian Metalworking Collective Labor Agreement (CCNL Metalmeccanico), commensurate with experience.
• Concrete opportunities for professional growth.