Buyer / Supply Chain / Procurement / Inventory

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short‑haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.

The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick‑up and drop‑off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all‑encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.

We’re looking for a detail‑oriented Buyer to manage day‑to‑day purchasing activities that keep our operations running smoothly. This role will focus on processing purchase requests, issuing purchase orders, tracking deliveries, and ensuring suppliers meet quality and delivery expectations.

This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office!

Track order status to ensure timely delivery and resolve discrepancies or delays with suppliers

Coordinate with internal teams (engineering, logistics, accounting) to clarify requirements and confirm receipt of goods/services

Maintain and update vendor information, pricing, and delivery terms

Process invoice and PO matching issues with Accounts Payable

Support inventory and materials management teams by ensuring adequate stock levels for ongoing projects

Maintain accurate purchasing records and generate routine reports on PO status, spend, and delivery performance

Adhere to company purchasing policies, approval workflows, and compliance standards

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field.

2-6 years of purchasing or procurement coordination experience, preferably in a manufacturing, logistics, or technology environment.

NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Coupa).

Experience purchasing mechanical, electrical, or production materials.

Familiarity with purchase order lifecycles and procurement documentation.

Intermediate Excel or Google Sheets skills for tracking and reporting.

Basic understanding of inventory control or MRP concepts.

As the first and only company to achieve fully driverless middle‑mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.

We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology – an integration of software and hardware – to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point‑to‑point delivery – we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well‑defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper‑optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate‑keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.