Senior Sourcing Manager Indirect

1X is a Palo Alto-based AI and robotics company building general-purpose humanoid robots, led by its consumer home robot NEO.

Palo Alto, United States
About 1X

1X develops embodied-AI humanoid robots designed to learn from real-world deployment and perform household tasks. Its current flagship product is NEO, a home robot offered through an early-access ordering flow.

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About the Role

You will build and scale infrastructure and indirect sourcing across facilities, IT infrastructure, factory operations, site expansions, and corporate services. You will lead and develop sourcing staff, establish sourcing processes and governance, improve cost and supplier performance, and mitigate commercial and operational risk.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or strategic sourcing
  • 3+ years of direct people management experience leading sourcing, procurement, or supply chain teams
  • Experience owning sourcing strategy across indirect, infrastructure, facilities, IT, or operational spend categories
  • Experience building processes, teams, and supplier strategies in a high-growth or rapidly changing environment
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

  • Build, develop, and retain an infrastructure and indirect sourcing team
  • Deliver cost, efficiency, and supplier performance improvements
  • Establish scalable sourcing processes, governance, and operating models
  • Support site launches, expansions, and production-scaling milestones
  • Reduce supplier, commercial, and operational risk through supplier management and contingency planning

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
  • Commuter benefits
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Onsite snacks and catered lunches
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