Senior Buyer

Atoms•San Francisco, CA

10d•$87,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Atoms is hiring a Senior Buyer to support the supply chain team as it scales from early retrofit builds to human-driven autonomous-vehicle data-collection fleets and, eventually, large-scale driverless L4 fleet deployment. The role’s core mission is to ensure each retrofit vehicle has the right hardware in the right place at the right time, with accurate traceability from supplier purchase order through lot and serial numbers, VIN, installer, calibration result, and warranty or RMA history. This is a high-impact execution role at the center of Atoms’ fleet scale-up. The Senior Buyer will help turn complex autonomous-vehicle hardware procurement into a repeatable, trackable, production-ready system by improving procurement speed, inventory accuracy, kitting discipline, and supplier follow-up. The position is based onsite in Atoms’ San Francisco office five days a week. The base salary range is $87,000–$110,000 per year. The role may also be eligible for equity awards.

Requirements

2–5 years of hands-on experience as a Buyer or Senior Buyer.
Strong working knowledge of procurement systems, such as SAP, NetSuite, Coupa, Oracle, or similar ERP/P2P platforms.
Proven ability to process purchase orders at volume and with accuracy.
Excellent order-tracking discipline.
Strong attention to detail, especially across purchase orders, invoices, and shipment documentation.
Clear, confident written and verbal vendor communication skills.
Comfort working in a startup environment with evolving processes and shifting priorities.
Self-starter mindset and willingness to build processes, not just follow them.

Nice To Haves

Experience in hardware, electronics, automotive, robotics, or another technical or autonomous-vehicle-adjacent industry.

Responsibilities

Process purchase orders end to end, from requisition through issuance, confirmation, and closeout.
Communicate with suppliers of sensors, compute, LiDAR, and other autonomous-vehicle hardware and electronics.
Proactively track orders and lead times, flag delays early, and escalate risks to delivery schedules.
Coordinate invoicing with finance and suppliers, resolving discrepancies among purchase orders, receipts, and invoices.
Maintain accurate, audit-ready procurement records across systems.
Build and refine purchase-order workflows, templates, and tracking processes.
Support supplier onboarding and help establish vendor-management practices for a fast-evolving autonomous-vehicle supply base.
Partner with engineering, hardware, and finance teams to understand component needs and timelines for autonomous-vehicle development.
Help select, configure, or improve procurement systems and tools as the team scales.