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Salary: USD 120,000 - 150,000 / annual
Cobot, a collaborative robotics company, is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee inventory and warehouse operations at their Santa Clara headquarters. This role is central to supporting hardware manufacturing and assembly operations as the company scales.
You will manage day-to-day warehouse operations including receiving, storing, logging inventory transactions, issuing materials, and preparing assembly kits for production. Key responsibilities include maintaining inventory accuracy through cycle counts and reconciliations, converting BOMs and work orders into detailed kit lists, and coordinating with Hardware Engineering and Build teams on engineering change orders and part revisions.
You will proactively identify inventory shortages, part discrepancies, and supply risks, collaborating cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing to resolve issues and communicate schedule impacts. You'll establish and maintain organized storage and kitting layouts to support efficient retrieval and replenishment as operations scale.
Additional duties include overseeing inbound freight and shipments for robotics units and spare components across headquarters and deployment sites, maintaining meticulous material records using spreadsheets and inventory software, and driving process improvements. You will uphold standard protocols for material handling and warehousing while coordinating specialized support for items requiring unique handling compliance.
The company offers a relocation stipend for candidates relocating from more than 50 miles outside Santa Clara.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of experience in materials management, inventory control, warehouse operations, or related role with hands-on hardware manufacturing support
- Experience translating BOMs, work orders, or production schedules into material and kitting requirements, including managing changes
- Experience with receiving, inventory transactions, material issuance, cycle counts, and discrepancy reconciliation
- Proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel for maintaining material records, reconciling quantities, and tracking kits and shortages
- Experience using inventory management software or ERP/MRP tools
- Ability to independently prioritize daily work, identify risks, and implement practical improvements to inventory or warehouse processes
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to coordinate across Supply Chain, Engineering, Production, and Manufacturing
- Ability to work in fast-paced, collaborative startup environment as part of small team
- Must be able to lift and/or move items weighing up to 30 pounds
- Must have and maintain US work authorization
PREFERRED:
- 6+ years of experience in materials management, logistics, or warehouse management at hardware manufacturing company
- Fast-paced startup experience
- Experience designing or improving warehouse organization systems
- Direct supplier interaction experience
- Understanding of domestic and international shipping requirements, HTS codes, ECCN basics, Incoterms, and controlled-item handling
