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Serve Robotics · 7 hours ago

Senior Procurement Associate

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $135K/yr

5+ years exp

Serve Robotics is reimagining how things move in cities with their innovative sidewalk robot designed for efficient deliveries. The Senior Procurement Associate will drive financial and operational outcomes through strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract governance, partnering closely with various departments to support company growth.

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Responsibilities

Own sourcing strategy for assigned categories, including delivery of annual cost savings and cost avoidance targets

Lead RFPs, RFQs, and supplier evaluations using total cost of ownership analysis and financial modeling

Deliver Finance-validated hard savings through pricing, scope, and commercial negotiations

Increase spend under management by transitioning ad hoc purchasing to preferred suppliers and formal contracts

Manage supplier relationships with ongoing tracking of pricing adherence, SLAs, on-time delivery, and quality

Maintain high contract compliance within managed categories and reduce off-contract spend

Reduce supplier concentration risk through vendor rationalization and dual sourcing where appropriate

Identify and mitigate supplier continuity, financial, and operational risks

Partner with Legal and Finance to structure, negotiate, and execute supplier contracts

Actively manage renewals, expirations, and pricing escalators to prevent value leakage

Negotiate payment terms that support cash flow and working capital objectives

Partner with Finance and FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for procurement-managed spend

Quantify and report hard savings and cost avoidance using Finance-approved methodologies

Support audit and compliance requirements through strong documentation and policy adherence

Provide clear, data-driven procurement insights to leadership

Design and improve procurement processes that scale with company growth while maintaining controls

Improve requisition-to-PO and contract cycle times without compromising governance Drive adoption of procurement systems to improve policy compliance, data quality, and reporting accuracy

Act as a strategic partner to Engineering, Operations, and other stakeholders on vendor strategy

Challenge requirements or vendor selections that are not cost-effective or scalable

Mentor junior team members as the procurement function grows

Qualification

Procurement experienceStrategic sourcingFinancial analysisContract negotiationERP systemsCost modelingStakeholder influenceData-driven insightsProcess improvementMentoring