Strategic Buyer

About the Company

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency across both prefill and decode workloads. Our first products are heavily focused on inference.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day purchasing across indirect and NPI spend, converting internal requests into RFQs, quotes, requisitions, and complete POs
• Track open orders through delivery and communicate PO status to requesters, Supply Chain, Logistics, AP, and Engineering
• Review quotes for price, lead time, MOQ, and commercial accuracy; negotiate pricing and shipping costs
• Manage supplier relationships and set expectations on documentation and shipment timing
• Partner with AP and Finance on vendor setup, invoice submission, and payment requirements
• Improve procurement workflows, trackers, templates, and handoffs as the company scales

Requirements

• 3–5 years in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, NPI operations, or hardware startup operations
• Hands-on experience issuing/tracking POs, managing RFQs, and negotiating with suppliers
• Experience with ERP/procurement tools such as NetSuite, Mesh, SAP, or Ramp
• Familiarity with vendor onboarding, NDAs, W-9s, and invoice workflows
• Strong commercial instincts and ability to challenge pricing
• High ownership and ability to operate in ambiguity

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hardware, semiconductors, electronics, manufacturing, data center infrastructure, or contract manufacturing