Inventory/Warehouse Specialist

Humanoid • Cambridge, MA

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Humanoid is hiring an Inventory/Warehouse Specialist to run day-to-day warehouse and inventory operations at its Boston site, supporting a team of approximately 40 engineers building humanoid robots. This senior individual-contributor role is responsible for ensuring engineers have the correct parts available when and where they need them. The specialist will establish and organize the stores area, maintain stock accuracy and traceability, and support prototype builds through receiving, storage, cycle counting, kitting, material movement, and shipment coordination. The role works closely with the SCM Lead Boston, the local Senior Buyer, global inventory and logistics teams, and colleagues in engineering, production, procurement, and quality. It requires substantial autonomy, practical judgment, and the ability to build and improve warehouse processes as the site grows. The position is on-site in a warehouse and stores environment. Some flexibility in working hours may be needed for urgent builds and time-critical deliveries.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience in a warehouse, stores, or inventory-control role.
• Practical experience using Excel or Google Sheets, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and simple dashboards.
• Confidence using AI tools to improve the speed and accuracy of stock tracking and reporting.
• Experience with cycle counting, stock reconciliation, and investigating and resolving variances.
• Experience with kitting and issuing materials to production against bills of materials; ability to read bills of materials and drawings.
• Comfort using Slack and collaborating digitally with remote teams.
• Ability to work safely in a physical warehouse environment, including regular lifting and movement of materials, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Degree or diploma in supply chain, logistics, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Strong ownership and reliability, with accuracy, organization, attention to detail, and a focus on compliance.
• Clear, proactive communication with engineering, production, procurement, and leadership across time zones.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and know when to escalate.
• Flexibility and a practical, hands-on approach in a fast-paced, changing environment, including willingness to support build peaks.
• Ability to lift up to 23 kg / 50 lb; equipment is available for heavier loads.
• Some flexibility in working hours may be needed to support urgent builds and time-critical deliveries.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in manufacturing, electronics, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or prototype/R&D build environments.
• Warehouse or logistics certificate.
• OSHA 10-hour general industry training.
• Awareness of U.S. DOT hazardous-materials shipping requirements.
• Experience in a small, fast-moving, or start-up environment where processes are still being built.
• Experience with JIRA or a similar ticketing system, ERP, or warehouse management system.
• Familiarity with handling lithium batteries and other regulated or hazardous components.
• Experience working with 3PL providers, carriers, and import/export documentation.
• Lean or 5S training, or an inventory/warehouse qualification such as APICS CPIM or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Set up and organize the Boston stores area, including its location structure, labelling, and storage layout.
• Support prototype builds by coordinating inbound materials and priorities with the SCM Lead Boston and local Senior Buyer, and flagging potential shortages early.
• Maintain inventory records and reporting in alignment with other Humanoid sites, and help develop the site’s inventory-tracking approach.
• Receive deliveries, verify paperwork against purchase orders, inspect goods, record receipts in JIRA and inventory sheets, and put stock away in labelled locations.
• Segregate and record quarantined, rejected, and non-conforming stock and support supplier returns with the supply chain management and quality teams.
• Handle ESD-sensitive, high-value, serialized, and lot-controlled components while maintaining traceability from receipt to build.
• Conduct daily and weekly cycle counts, investigate and resolve variances, and record authorized adjustments.
• Maintain stock accuracy across physical inventory, records, and locations; report accuracy KPIs to the SCM Lead and global WILP team.
• Set and maintain minimum and maximum stock levels for consumables and other items, and raise replenishment requests before shortages occur.
• Support periodic and year-end stocktakes and identify ageing, excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory.
• Record transfers, issues, returns, and scrap in JIRA and inventory sheets in real time.
• Use spreadsheets and, where useful, AI tools to create count plans, stock reports, variance analyses, and automated tracking tasks.
• Pick, stage, and deliver kits against bills of materials and build schedules, checking that kits are complete and correct before release.
• Respond to urgent pick requests and shortages, and communicate material gaps to procurement and planning.
• Manage material issues to builds and returns of unused material to stock with accurate records.
• Move materials safely between storage, kitting, build, and test areas using pallet trucks and other manual-handling methods.
• Prepare outbound shipments, supplier returns, and rework shipments; coordinate collections with carriers and 3PL partners.
• Prepare shipping and customs paperwork for parts and sub-assemblies moving between Humanoid sites in London, Boston, and Vancouver, and track shipments to address delays.
• Keep the stores area clean, organized, safe, and compliant with applicable requirements; maintain storage layout and apply 5S principles.
• Support the site asset register by tagging, locating, and verifying tools, fixtures, and equipment held in stores and maintaining custody and location records.
• Suggest and implement practical improvements to warehouse processes and follow global warehouse and inventory SOPs.
• Cover the site’s warehouse needs independently, escalating issues to the SCM Lead or global WILP team when appropriate.
• Train, coach, and support colleagues and temporary or contract staff on warehouse processes and inventory tracking.
• Help build, document, and improve site warehouse processes as the team grows, setting standards and leading by example without managing people.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for US-based employees.
• Virtual care and employee assistance resources.
• 23 days of accrued PTO, separate sick leave, and paid company holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% employer match.
• Stock options.
• Free daily catered lunch, snacks, and drinks in the office.
• Opportunity to collaborate with engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics.
• Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed