Procurement and Supply Chain Operations Strategy Lead (early career welcome)

Sourcing & Procurement Specialist

(aka : Scrappy STEM Problem-Solver Wanted) | Dispatch Goods

Bay Area (Hybrid) or Remote | Full-Time

About the Role

We're Dispatch Goods, and we're building a circular packaging system to replace single-use waste with durable, reusable, injection-molded magic. To keep our supply chain humming, we're hiring someone who is :

• scrappy

(like…

actually

scrappy)

(you follow up until the thing gets done)

(you love puzzles, chaos, and fixing what's broken)

(degree helpful but not required; brain wiring required)

—sports, robotics, side hustles, debate, mathletes, building weird stuff… anything that shows grit + achievement

Zero experience in sourcing or supply chain required.

We can teach you what a mold, MOQ, or OTIF is.

We

cannot

teach scrappiness, grit, or follow-through.

What You'll Actually Do

You'll help keep our global supply chain running as we scale reusable packaging across the food industry. That means you will :

Forecast inventory so we don't run out of bowls, lids, cups, or plates

Own (redesign?) a circular inventory management system — sounds simple, but is surprisingly complex

Issue and track purchase orders with factories in China, India, Vietnam

Herd vendors, freight brokers, and inspectors to hit deadlines

Negotiate pricing and timelines (nicely, but firmly)

Scout new suppliers when we need something better / faster / cheaper

Troubleshoot surprises (there will be surprises)

Support custom orders for big customers

Protect our supply chain from chaos, delays, and "wait, what?" moments

You'll be talking to real factories, solving real problems, and making decisions that directly impact operations.

You'll Love This Job If You Are :

Shaving pennies off of products gets you very, very excited

You have a VERY high degree of ownership

The kind of person who

figures stuff out

before anyone tells you how

Someone who hates loose ends and loves tidy spreadsheets

The person friends call when something breaks

Equal parts analytical and scrappy (STEM brain + "get it done" energy)

Obsessed with learning how things are made

Energized by sustainability and building systems from scratch

Unafraid to send the polite-but-firm follow-up email… again

You Might Be a Fit If :

You built a senior project, ran a club, captained a team, started a business, or excelled at literally

anything

that required grit

You can explain a complicated process clearly

You like solving physical-world problems (manufacturing, logistics, operations)

You get a weird amount of joy from spreadsheets

Ambiguity doesn't scare you—because you'll bring order to it

What You'll Learn

Everything needed to become a future sourcing / supply chain leader, including :

How injection-molded packaging is made

How global manufacturing works (tooling, QC, freight, timelines)

How to negotiate with suppliers

How to run S&OP and forecasting

How to manage complex, multi-party production workflows

You'll work directly into Ops / Product leadership and learn end-to-end supply chain on Day 1.

What We Offer

A mission-driven team reducing single-use waste at scale

Real ownership, real visibility, real responsibility

Growth paths into sourcing, planning, vendor management, or product ops

Competitive salary + benefits

The chance to build something that actually matters

Comp : $50-70k