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Procurement Analyst

Podium Automation · New York City · On-site

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About Podium Automation

Custom control panels designed, built, and shipped in four weeks. Software-enabled precision, UL 508A certified, no surprises. Backed by a16z.

About the role

Issue and manage POs for active projects, keeping cost and lead-time within budget Track BOM lines from PO to receipt across active builds, flagging delays and expediting at-risk items

What they're looking for

  • There are 4 values that all Podium employees are expected to demonstrate (albeit imperfectly):
  • Win for the customer. We sit on the same side of the table as our customers - their wins are our wins. We’re building the vendor we always wished we had
  • Default to transparency. We believe in honesty, transparency, and kindness. It’s about how you get things done and not just what gets done
  • Speed is a feature. We move fast and take ownership. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good
  • Win and lose as a team. Individuals drive inputs, teams drive outputs. We celebrate success together but aren’t afraid to fail and iterate. We own outcomes together and don’t deflect blame
  • 0–2 years in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain, ideally within a hardware, manufacturing, or electrical/industrial environment
More about this role

Podium Automation is reimagining industrial control panel manufacturing through software-enabled design and automated fabrication. We're building technology to create a new industrial supply chain - reducing lead times for critical electrical equipment from months to days. We've raised over $23M from top-tier investors including Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Transition Ventures, Sunflower Capital, Banter Capital, and SV Angel.

We're hiring a Procurement Analyst to help make on-time delivery the default at Podium. Speed is our core product promise — we commit to 3–4 week lead times for control panels, which leaves 1–2 weeks to source every component a build requires. You'll convert requirements into purchase orders, track orders through receipt, and flag at-risk items early so production never waits on parts.

You'll work day-to-day in our ERP system (Odoo) alongside our AI supply chain platform, and you'll get hands-on exposure to how a growing hardware company builds its procurement function from scratch. You'll partner closely with electrical engineering, operations, and finance to keep every project accurately tracked and costed, and you'll build working relationships...

Read the full posting on Podium Automation's site ↗

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