Supply Chain and Manufacturing Quality Director, BESS

SOCOMEC

$140K — $160K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Engineering
  • 10+ years in renewable energy for C&I or Utilities
  • 10+ years in a similar leadership position
  • Experience with contract manufacturing and global sourcing
  • Proven track record in scaling operations and leading startup teams
  • Familiarity with North American regulatory standards
  • Strength in digital supply chain and data-driven operations
  • Hands-on approach with entrepreneurial spirit
  • Willingness to travel internationally and work across time zones

Responsibilities

  • Lead all operations related to supply chain and manufacturing for BESS NAM.
  • Oversee the scaling of operations to achieve revenue and profitability goals.
  • Drive initiatives to improve cost competitiveness and margins.
  • Foster collaboration with global teams to ensure execution excellence.
  • Develop and manage the supply chain strategy and roadmap in North America.
  • Optimize subcontractor performance across key metrics such as cost and quality.
  • Design and implement a quality management framework for suppliers.

Benefits

  • Participation in steering committee for strategic initiatives
  • Opportunities for leadership in a dynamic environment
  • Exposure to diverse global teams and operations
  • Chance to influence and drive major company growth initiatives
  • Engagement in innovative renewable energy projects
Full Job Description
Job Description

About This Role

This position will lead and optimize end-to-end supply chain, manufacturing, and supplier quality operations to support scalable business growth, improve cost competitiveness, and ensure high-quality product delivery, while driving cross-functional collaboration and operational excellence across the business. This position will be a permanent participant of the steering committee to manage BESS NAM and the last strategic mission to be handle by a dedicated director.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

Leadership & Strategic Ownership
  • Serve as the end-to-end operational leader for BESS NAM, overseeing Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Industrialization functions.
  • Lead the scaling of BESS NAM operations to meet and exceed business plan objectives, including revenue growth and profitability targets.
  • Drive cost competitiveness and margin improvement initiatives aligned with organizational growth goals.
  • Foster strong cross-functional collaboration across R&D, Marketing, and global BESS headquarters teams to ensure alignment and execution excellence.

Supply Chain & Manufacturing
  • Lead and develop the Supply Chain team, ensuring effective performance, capability building, and alignment with business priorities.
  • Own the end-to-end supply chain strategy, including make-or-buy decisions and the development of a North American industrial footprint roadmap.
  • Oversee and optimize subcontractor performance across cost, quality, lead time, and industrialization standards.
  • Strengthen partnerships with global and regional operations teams.
  • Drive supplier strategy, including identification, qualification, and selection of new suppliers and subcontractors, while executing localization and compliance initiatives (e.g., ITC and local content requirements).
  • Lead the industrialization of systems, including integration of power electronics, thermal management, energy management systems (EMS), and safety components.
  • Enhance ERP systems and digital tools to support data-driven decision-making, operational visibility, and performance tracking through dashboards and KPIs.


Supplier Quality Management
  • Design, implement, and continuously improve a robust quality management framework across all suppliers and subcontractors.
  • Lead supplier quality audits and ensure adherence to defined quality standards and processes.
  • Establish and monitor quality KPIs, driving accountability and continuous improvement in collaboration with global BESS teams.
  • Develop proactive, preventive quality strategies in coordination with Service teams, ensuring closed-loop feedback between field performance, service data, and product design improvements.
  • Lead root cause analysis for system-level issues and drive corrective and preventive actions.
  • Ensure full compliance with North American regulatory and certification standards (e.g., UL, CSA, NEC).


Essential Qualifications, Experience, And Skills
  • Master's Degree in Engineering
  • Must have at least 10 years of experience in renewable energy industry for C&I and / or Utilities
  • Must have at least 10 years of experience in a similar position
  • Experience with - Contract manufacturing / EMS - Global sourcing (Asia exposure strongly valuable) - Scaling operations and Leading a team in a startup phase
  • Start-up / scale-up experience
  • Experience in North American regulatory environment
  • Digital supply chain / data-driven operations
  • Engaged, Problem solver, Ownership / Responsible with a strong entrepreneurial and pioneering spirit.
  • Hands-On Position and business-oriented due to the nature of the company (Start-up spirit)
  • This role is located in an office environment with occasional need to visit the manufacturing environment
  • Ability to travel to international destinations; must possess and maintain a valid passport for international travel.
  • Comfortable operating across multiple time zones and global teams


Compensation range: $140,000 - $160,000 CAD

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