Overview

Matic is bringing families out of the stone age of remarkably dumb disc home robots. Humanity spends ~2.5 trillion hours annually on home chores, worth $25 trillion in wasted economic value at $10/hour. We are on a mission to recapture this time and value with fully autonomous, useful, elegant, and affordable Wall-E-esque home robots that families love and cannot fathom their lives without. 

Our approach
In 2017, we observed 200+ self-driving car startups and an equal number of industrial robotics startups, but the home autonomy and robotics space had been dramatically overlooked. While AI is becoming more ubiquitous, families are still stuck spending dozens of hours per week on repetitive household chores.

At Matic, we’re leveraging advanced technology to address this problem. We’ve started by reimagining our first product in fully autonomous floor-cleaning robots. Just like consumers adopted Cell Phones, then PDAs, then iPods and Blackberries before adopting the iPhone to replace all, we believe that consumers will adopt single-purpose, elegant, and affordable robots that belong and become part of their homes first before we get one-robot-to-rule all chores.

Our goal is to continue automating other forms of household labor, shipping useful, affordable, and privacy-first robots to our users that solve real problems while building iteratively toward more complex tasks and capabilities over time.

Privacy first

Our robots are also private by design, with all the computes on the edge device. We believe that families shouldn’t have to jeopardize their privacy just to get some help with the constant drudgery of home chores.

Who we are
We are a consumer robotics product companysolving real customer problems. We start with a problem, think of an elegant solution in the form of robots, and conduct necessary research to build products that just work. We believe families want solutions to their problems, and AI & robots enable us to solve them.

Who we are NOT
We are NOT a Robotics Foundation Model research lab, a humanoid builder, or a robotics software platform company. We build fully autonomous, useful, elegant, and affordable Wall-E-esque robotic products that kids, pets, and families love!

About the role

We’re looking for a highly motivated and experienced Global Sourcing Manager to join
our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing electronics commodities, including but not limited to ICs, PCBAs, EMS/Contract manufacturing, Electronics, Cameras, SoC, and system sub-assemblies, for our organization globally. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of commodity sourcing in an electronics manufacturing industry and have excellent communication and negotiation skills.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and implement global sourcing strategies for electronics commodities (SoC, memory, MOSFETs, Diodes, resistors, capacitors, power management ICs, PCBAs etc) in alignment with business objectives.

• Manage and optimize the procurement process of multiple commodities, including supplier selection, contracting, and price negotiations.

• Build and maintain relationships with key suppliers, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Conduct supplier assessments and audits to evaluate supplier capabilities, quality systems, and overall performance.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, quality, and manufacturing, to ensure sourcing decisions align with the company’s overall goals and objectives.

• Monitor market trends and industry developments, leveraging this information to make strategic sourcing decisions.

• Work closely with supply chain partners to develop and implement inventory strategies that optimize cost and minimize risk.

• Develop and execute capacity ramp plans to support organizational growth and demand forecasts.

• Utilize a should-cost framework to ensure that purchased electronic commodities are obtained at the lowest possible total cost, while still meeting quality and delivery requirements.

• Implement dual sourcing strategies for critical components to reduce supply chain risks and improve supply chain resiliency.

• Draft and negotiate contracts with suppliers, including terms and conditions, pricing, and delivery schedules.

• Monitor supplier performance metrics, including on-time delivery, quality, and cost, and develop corrective action plans as needed.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement value engineering opportunities to reduce the cost of mechanical commodities while maintaining or improving quality.

• Collaborate with contract manufacturing/EMS partners to ensure the successful ramp-up of production. Provide process validation, and resolve any manufacturing issues that may arise during the transition.

• Provide regular reports to senior leadership on sourcing performance, supplier performance, market trends, and other key metrics.

What we look for:

• BS in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field

• At least 5 years of experience in global sourcing, with a focus on electronics commodities, including cameras and contract manufacturing.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement sourcing strategies that drive cost savings and improve supplier performance.

• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage supplier relationships to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence decision-making.

• Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis and reporting.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  

We’d love to hear from you if...

• You are a highly motivated individual with a passion for global sourcing

• You genuinely like to help those around you

• You are passionate about learning outside of your normal comfort zones

• You love diagnosing complex technical issues

• You are excited to do great work

• You are looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact

Our team

Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We’re ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save our precious time and energy.

At Matic, we’re eager to take risks and test convention. We love diving headfirst into hard problems — even if it means some failures along the way. We work smart, hard, and long (in that order), chasing innovation and human impact. We highly value individual ownership and take meticulous pride in the work we do, knowing our efforts affect both one another and our customers.

Those who value curiosity and learning and who don’t shy away from hard problems thrive at Matic. If you are genuinely committed to innovation and improving the lives of others, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply

If you’re feeling excited about this opportunity at Matic, then apply, even if you don’t feel that you meet every single requirement. We’re eager to meet people who are keen to learn and are passionate about what Matic is building. We want to hear how you can contribute to our team in a variety of ways – not just the above boxes.