Supply Chain Manager - Instawork Robotics

Instawork
San Francisco, California, United StatesPosted 23 January 2026

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<div class="content-intro"><p>Instawork is on a mission to create meaningful economic opportunities for skilled hourly professionals in communities around the globe. Our AI-powered labor marketplace helps local businesses scale, and enables global technology companies to push the frontiers of robotics and AI. Backed by world-class investors like Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock, Y Combinator, and others, we’re looking for exceptional talent to reimagine the way the world works.</p></div><p>The Instawork Robotics Supply Chain Manager will own the planning, procurement, and logistics for the specialized hardware we use for robotics data capture.</p> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>A supply chain professional, </strong>with at least 4 years of experience managing logistics or supply chain planning for a global product company.</li> <li><strong>A problem-solver </strong>who looks around corners to anticipate bottlenecks and issues to keep things running smoothly.</li> <li><strong>A builder </strong>who enjoys bringing up new suppliers and creating new global distribution networks without a standard corporate playbook.</li> <li><strong>An innovator </strong>who thrives on ambiguity and likes to work at startup speed.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice-to-haves:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience in hardware logistics at an early-stage or mid-stage startup</li> <li>Experience with material planning or hardware operations management</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Vendor relationship management</strong> - Identify and onboard new suppliers, manage existing hardware vendors.</li> <li><strong>Procurement</strong> - Purchase inventory and manage inbound logistics.</li> <li><strong>Logistics</strong> - Manage the distribution of equipment to our distributed workforce in the US and APAC regions</li> <li><strong>Prototyping</strong> - Source products and partners for rapid prototype development as we research new data collection hardware and equipment.</li> <li><strong>Analyze Performance</strong> - Monitor and communicate the performance of our distribution network by tracking key metrics  and summarizing insights for the team.</li> </ul> <p><strong>For CA Based Applicants:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The base salary for this position is between $100K to $140K</li> <li>This position is eligible for equity in the form of stock options</li> <li>This position is eligible for Instawork benefits, including: </li> <ul> <li>Variety of medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage beginning on the date of hire</li> <li>Flexible paid time off</li> <li>At least 8 paid company holidays annually</li> <li>Phone stipend</li> <li>Commuter stipend</li> <li>Supplemental pay on qualified leaves</li> <li>Employee health savings accounts (HSA) contribution</li> <li>Flexible spending plans</li> <li>401K plan</li> <li>Perkspot - discount program through Lumity</li> </ul> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">#LI-Onsite #LI-CR2</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our Values </span></strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Empathy, Trust &amp ... (truncated, view full listing at source)