Remora is seeking a Purchasing Analyst to join the Supply Chain team. This individual will help manage Remora's entire supply chain from initial design to installation on a customer's truck. By building relationships with manufacturers, managing inventory, and working to obtain crucial components on time, this person will help tackle the defining challenge of our time.

Responsibilities:

- Analyzing manufacturing and assembly needs with technical teams
- Designing business process requirements and taking responsibility for the completeness and quality of the final product.
- Develops and schedules the movement of materials through the development and production cycles to determine the need for material purchases. 
- Maintains inventory levels by using engineering and production schedules (e.g., using Just-in-Time purchases, Economic Order Quantities). 
- Creates and maintains bills of material and parts/commodity numbers in a supply chain management system. 
- Meets material standards and approves or minimizes deviations or non-conformances. Develops specifications for new contract orders. 
- Gathers quotations, examines bids, and awards contracts. Oversees the cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to ensure the best value at the best quality. 
- Assesses vendor reliability and develop new sources of supply when vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.

Requirements

- A bachelor's degree or higher in Logistics or Supply Chain Management and 4+ years of relevant experience OR 6+ years of relevant experience

You're someone who

- Exhibits excellent organizational and execution skills
- A good communicator who is clear and concise
- Possesses highly effective interpersonal skills
- Interested in working for a fast-paced startup where a lack of clear requirements can make keeping purchases moving challenging
- As part of this job, you will work closely with engineers to understand their needs.
- Committed to equity and inclusion, and passionate about the climate crisis

Logistics

- Location: Ann Arbor, MI - Detroit, MI
- Start date: June 2022
- COVID-19: Remora requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applicants are required to submit proof of vaccination prior to beginning employment. Appropriate COVID-19 safety precautions are implemented in the workplace.
- Application process: We will review applications on a rolling basis. To begin, please fill out this application, and then we’ll follow up via email with the next steps.

Salary & Benefits

- Competitive salaries (adjusted for geography) and equity ownership
- Healthcare (QSEHRA)
- Retirement (401k)
- Student loan assistance
- Four weeks of paid time off
- Dependent care assistance (childcare or eldercare)
- Parental leave
- Unlimited sick and compassionate leave
- Employee development and coaching
- Office setup (remote) or relocation (in-person) stipend

Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color, so we’re looking for candidates deeply committed to reducing emissions and to racial justice. We especially encourage people of color, women, and members of other communities underrepresented in startups to apply.

Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to think they are qualified for a position after reading a list of requirements like the one above. If you are worried that you are not qualified, please apply anyway! We’re most excited to work with people who learn quickly and want to tackle the climate crisis.

To all recruitment agencies: Remora does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Remora employees or any other organization location. Remora is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.