5+ years in sourcing or procurement for high volume manufacturing
Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
Deep category knowledge in mechanical, electrical (PCB/PCBA), and electro-mechanical components
Strong negotiation and contract management skills
Experience leading cross-functional teams in sourcing strategies
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice
Responsibilities
Define and own category strategies for key components and assemblies
Achieve or exceed cost targets through data-driven modeling and negotiations
Lead RFx processes and negotiate commercial agreements
Manage business risk with assessment of capacity and supplier technology
Drive supplier readiness across various production stages
Develop logistics and warehousing strategy in partnership with factory operations
Escalate key issues and collaboratively develop corrective actions
Benefits
Dynamic and collaborative work environment
Opportunities for personal, technical, and career growth
Work with seasoned industry veterans
Participate in cutting-edge technology development
Engage in first principles engineering to solve complex problems
Full Job Description
Job Overview
As a Supply Chain Manager, you'll lead strategic sourcing for the critical components and assemblies that power Heron Link. In this pivotal role, you'll partner closely with the Head of Supply Chain and leaders across Finance, Design Engineering, NPI and Manufacturing to build a resilient supply base. You will ensure the commercial success of Heron's supply chain, overseeing product cost and supplier performance.
How You Will Contribute
Define and own the category strategies for key components and assemblies.
Achieve or exceed cost targets through data-driven should-cost modeling, market and commodity analysis, and disciplined negotiations.
Lead RFx processes and negotiate commercial agreements, including piece pricing, tooling/NRE, and key contractual terms.
Manage business risk through scenario assessment of capacity, geopolitics, logistics, and supplier technology / commercial roadmaps. Actively partner with the engineering team to identify/mitigate supply and demand challenges
Drive supplier readiness across prototype, pilot, and mass production builds to ensure smooth scale-up and launch execution.
Develop and execute the logistics and warehousing strategy associated with and in partnership with factory operations
Escalate key supply, cost, and/or quality issues with partner teams and collaboratively develop corrective action plans
What You Will Bring
We're open to early to mid-career candidates with or without leadership experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.
Must Have Requirements
5+ years of experience in sourcing or procurement for high volume manufacturing
Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
Deep category knowledge across mechanical, electrical (PCB/PCBA), and/or electro-mechanical components and assemblies
Strong negotiation and contract management skills
Experience leading cross-functional work-streams with engineering, operations, finance, legal and NPI teams to drive alignment and execute sourcing strategies
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice
Nice to Haves
Extensive supply chain or manufacturing operations experience with power semiconductors, electronic components, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, printed circuit board fab and assembly and adhesives
Prior supplier development supporting medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related power electronics, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, dielectric materials, and bussing
Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, PowerBI etc.)
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
