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This creates a superior way for members to move with greater ease, recover more efficiently, and optimize how they feel every single day.\nAescape is building a defining brand for recovery, shifting behavior from a sporadic experience into a progressive, measurable routine, unlocking compounding benefits that build lasting resilience and laying the groundwork for an entirely new category of proactive human health and performance.\nAescape powers recovery across leading fitness, hospitality, and wellness environments, including Equinox, Life Time, Marriott, Hilton, Four Seasons, Pause Studios, and Remedy Place, and is backed by Valor Equity Partners, BroadLight Capital, and Mecha Ventures.\nAescape is looking for a Procurement Specialist who can own procurement activities across 2 programs, 12 product lines and 400+ components, managing relationships with over 30 global suppliers and Tier-1 manufacturing partners. Your responsibilities will span supplier sourcing and onboarding, PO management, maintaining supplier relationships, resolving delivery and shortage issues, and owning clear-to-build readiness for new product introductions. You'll help drive KPIs related to vendor negotiations, cost reductions and inventory management, with an opportunity to grow into demand planning as the role develops. You will also help support strategic initiatives around Aescape's supply chain and manufacturing footprint.\nThis is a hands-on position that requires a strong analytical and practical background working with mechatronic systems. We're looking for someone with strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a technical understanding of the components you will be tasked with sourcing (machined parts, injection molding, PCBAs, linear motion systems, and more). The successful candidate must be process oriented, data-driven, and have prior experience working in a production setting.\nThis role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys cross-functional collaboration, and wants to grow within a hardware startup where operations, engineering, and manufacturing are tightly linked. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!\nThis role is remote in DC with expected travels to our office in NYC once a month\nWhat You’ll Do\nProcurement & Vendor Management\nOwn purchase order issuance and management for finished goods, spare parts, tooling, select raw materials and other direct spend categories to meet production schedules\n\nFoster and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and contract manufacturers\n\nIdentify supplier risk and drive resolution of shortages, delivery issues, invoice discrepancies, and supplier non-conformances\n\nCollaborate cross-functionally with engineering, quality, finance, and product teams\n\nSupport supplier vetting and onboarding, including commercial and technical evaluation of new suppliers ahead of PO issuance, as well as qualification of alternate or second-source suppliers\n\nCost Analysis & Negotiation\nMaintain accuracy of pricing, lead times, and terms across 2 programs, 12 product lines, 30+ suppliers and 400+ components\n\nCreate and execute RFQs, spot buys, and cost-reduction initiatives across key commodity types\n\nSuggest negotiation tactics and quote analyses to support make/buy decisions and set purchase agreements\n\nDrive cost-down opportunities through negotiation, alternate sourcing and spec alignment with cross functional teams\n\nTrack and report BOM costs across all product lines\n\nNew Product Introduction (NPI)\nDrive sourcing of parts for new products in partnership with engineering and product teams and 3rd party manufacturers\n\nOwn clear-to-build material readiness processes for prototype and production builds to support overall NPI program management\n\nPlan for phase-in and phase-out of components while maintaining sufficient material days on hand\n\nTrack long-lead and critical-path components while mitigating risk to maintain 100% line-up status\n\nWhat You’ll Bring\n3+ years experience in global procurement, sourcing, or supply chain roles in a high volume, high mix hardware or manufacturing environment\n\nWorking technical knowledge for common commodities within mechatronic systems; including but not limited to metals, injection molding and general off-the-shelf components\n\nFamiliarity with product development lifecycles and design/document change control processes\n\nStrong analytical skills: ability to synthesize complex information into simple, actionable insights and communicate requirements\n\nExperience working within an ERP system for PO management and inventory transactions (NetSuite experience a plus, not required)\n\nPositive attitude, high energy and an eagerness to learn and work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment\n\nExperience with a PLM system (Arena a plus) or ability to ramp quickly\n\nUnrivaled attention to detail\n\nExceptional Excel skills\n\nExcellent interpersonal skills; communication, organization and negotiation\n\nPrior exposure to demand planning is a plus, not required\n\nWhat’s In It For You\nJoin a trailblazing robotics and AI company building the future of recovery\n\nThe chance to make a difference with a product that empowers healthier and happier living\n\nTeam culture driven by passion, ambition, empowerment, inclusion, curiosity, and fun!\n\n100% employer-paid healthcare coverage for employees with generous coverage for eligible dependents\n\nFlexible time off\n\nQuarterly Wellness Days - everyone fully unplugs\n\nGenerous parental leave\n\nComplimentary OneMedical membership\n\n401(k) with employer matching\n\nHome office budget\n\nAnnual stipend for professional development\n\nWorking late? Dinner is on us\n\nComplimentary Aescape recovery sessions for yourself, friends & family\n\nCompensation: Base salary range of $90,000 - $100,000 annually, plus discretionary annual bonus, plus equity grant commensurate with the role and company stage. Full-time employees are also eligible for our comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), paid time off, and paid parental leave.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nAescape is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The salary range listed above is a good-faith estimate provided in accordance with New York City's pay transparency law.\nBegin Your Aescape Career Journey\nAt Aescape, we're on a mission to redefine self-care for a better world, and we're seeking trailblazers to join us on this journey. We're inspired by individuals who are passionate, driven, and eager to learn. We value diverse perspectives and resourceful, determined individuals who are committed to making a difference. At Aescape, we empower people to reach their full potential, just as our product empowers better living. If you're ready to innovate, create, and make a meaningful impact, we want you on our team.\nYOUR JOURNEY. 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