Ohalo Genetics is an agriculture and biotechnology company that accelerates the growth of crops. Backed by Khosla Ventures.
About the role
Ohalo™ is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Head of Procurement to manage a wide range of vendor contracts, procurement processes, and expense controls. This role is crucial in ensuring that our procurement activities, including those for laboratory, greenhouse, automation, and production equipment, and various services, are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with our operational and financial goals.
What they're looking for
- Experience in biotech, research, or manufacturing industries is a plus
- Familiarity with laboratory, greenhouse, field grower or automation equipment
- Experience in implementing & scaling procurement and expense management processes across various platforms and systems
- Relevant procurement certifications (e.g., CPSM, CIPS) or familiarity with PLM or ERP systems a plus
More about this role
Position: Head of Procurement
Type: Full-time
Ohalo™ is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Head of Procurement to manage a wide range of vendor contracts, procurement processes, and expense controls. This role is crucial in ensuring that our procurement activities, including those for laboratory, greenhouse, automation, and production equipment, and various services, are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with our operational and financial goals. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in negotiating diverse contracts, optimizing procurement strategies, technology tools and AI, and managing procure-to-pay & purchase order (PO) processes as well as contributing to accurate financial reporting and analysis. This role will require partnership with teams across the company, including research, engineering, finance, operations, and facilities, to understand their needs, develop project plans, and ensure that procurement supports business goals and operating plans.
Ohalo has developed a proprietary plant breeding technology, Boosted Breeding™, which provides unprecedented improvements in crop yields that may otherwise take millennia to achieve with traditional...
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