Senior Global Supply Manager, Manufacturing Capital Equipment
Company: Form Energy, Inc.
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
Are you ready to rise to the challenge of climate change with
the team that will deliver?Form Energy is a U.S. technology and
manufacturing company that is developing and commercializing
pioneering energy storage technologies to enable the electric grid
to run on 100% renewable energy, every day of the year.Supported by
leading investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures,
ArcelorMittal, TPG Rise, MIT's The Engine, and others, we share a
common belief that low-cost, multi-day energy storage is the key to
enable tomorrow's zero carbon electric grid. Driven by our core
values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, we are deeply
motivated and inspired to create a better world. We need talented,
hardworking individuals who share our goal of tackling the
challenge of climate change. Do you want to work with us today to
build a better tomorrow?Role DescriptionWe are seeking a Global
Supply Manager to support our engineering and manufacturing teams
in the sourcing of capital equipment for current and future
production projects across multiple Form Energy manufacturing
locations. This role will report to our Supply Chain Director and,
in-parallel, be an active sourcing resource for our Engineering and
Manufacturing groups. Leveraging your sourcing and negotiation
experience, you will build and leverage strong working
relationships with our engineering teams and key suppliers to
assure cost, quality, and delivery targets are met. This role
offers the opportunity to join a fast moving, dynamic environment
where you'll work alongside colleagues applying humanity,
excellence, and creativity in all we do.What You'll Do:
- Daily management of supply and constraints, status reporting
and escalation, supplier engagement and the relentless pursuit of
operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Build and maintain technical knowledge of manufacturing
processes, technology landscape, and supply base for relevant
equipment and automation vendors.
- Develop and execute commercial strategy to deliver on ambitious
program and project timelines.
- Develop and issue complete RFQ packages to potential capital
equipment, tooling and engineering and construction suppliers.
- Validate, analyze, and make sourcing recommendations based on
quote packages from suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing, specifications, commercial terms and issue
PO's for Production Equipment, Tooling and associated
services.
- Support organizational management objectives by identifying and
negotiating commercial cost reduction opportunities, including make
vs. buy decisions.
- Cultivate Best-in-Industry equipment and tooling supplier
relationships, act as a single point of contact for all commercial
and strategic issues within the supply base; drive continuous
quality improvement.
- Work on "Lean" initiatives and identify other sourcing
efficiencies via benchmarking, VA/VE, competitive quotes and
resourcing.What You'll Bring:
- At least 5 years of strategic sourcing and/or category
management experience in a fast paced, highly fluid environment;
strategic sourcing role, preferably for capital equipment or
engineering and construction categories.
- Strong presentation and influencing skills, including
experience presenting to executive level management on strategic
projects, program status, recommendations, and priorities.
- Experience developing "should-cost" estimates and analyzing
supplier quotes.
- Ability to work both independently as well as to collaborate
cross-functionally on multiple tasks and projects.
- Ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable operational
decision-making or present clear recommendations to
leadership.
- Understanding of contract fundamentals; demonstrated skills in
supplier operational and relationship management.
- A blend of business and technical knowledge allowing for
big-picture vision and the ability to dive deep into specific
challenges.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally approx. 30%
of the time.
- Bachelors or Masters in Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance,
Industrial Engineering or similar discipline.#LI-Hybrid
#LI-KG1Besides joining a community of people working to make the
world better, Form Energy commits to you equitable compensation,
stock options, and offers a generous benefits package to make sure
you have the support you need to thrive. We cover 100% of employee
premiums and 80% of dependent premiums for medical, dental, and
vision insurance for full time employees. We offer a flexible Paid
Time Off program and every employee, regardless of gender identity
or expression, is eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental bonding
leave. A full listing of our benefits is available on our .At Form
Energy, we are working toward a 100% renewable energy future for
everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive
environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team
that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our
revolutionary products. Form Energy is proud to be an equal
opportunity employer.
Keywords: Form Energy, Inc., Berkeley , Senior Global Supply Manager, Manufacturing Capital Equipment, Executive , Berkeley, California
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