About the Role- Role: Logistics Specialist
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA/ Burlingame, CA
Key Responsibilities- End-to-End PO Management: Own and track purchase orders from creation through delivery, ensuring on-time performance and proactively escalating risks or delays.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as the primary liaison between Procurement, vendors, and Logistics Operations to ensure seamless handoffs and clear communication at every stage.
- Vendor Management: Monitor vendor performance against delivery commitments, flag issues early, and drive resolution to maintain material flow.
- Process Optimization: Identify inefficiencies in the PO-to-delivery pipeline and implement improvements that accelerate material movement and reduce cycle times.
- Strategic Project Leadership: Lead logistics-related projects that support Robotics organization priorities - including new supplier onboarding, warehouse/routing optimization, and scaling logistics for new programs.
- Reporting & Visibility: Maintain accurate tracking dashboards and provide regular status updates to stakeholders on PO health, delivery timelines, and project milestones.
- Risk Mitigation: Anticipate supply chain disruptions and develop contingency plans to protect delivery schedules.
Years of experience:
- 5+ years of experience in logistics, supply chain, or operations management
Minimum Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience managing purchase orders and/or procurement workflows end-to-end
- Experience in hardware, robotics, or manufacturing logistics environments
- Experience with customs/import-export processes for hardware components
- Reporting and communication skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Dangerous goods experience
- Experience with Oracle, GTM Salesforce, SQL
- Experience with Asia to US supply chain
Salary and Other Compensation:The annual [salary/hourly rate] for this position is between [$80,000 - 1,00,000 annually]. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits:The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System
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Preferred SkillsImport/Export
- Logistics
- Purchase Orders
- Robotics
- Supply Chain Import/Export
- Supply Chain
