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Cfsenergy; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems seeks a skilled procurement professional to manage high‑volume purchase orders, negotiate terms, and identify best-value suppliers for complex, technical products. You will onboard suppliers, manage open orders, and ensure timely invoice processing while adhering to export controls.

The role requires collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers, as well as the ability to work in a high-growth environment and occasionally travel or work nights/weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or related field.
• Master’s degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field.
• Experience sourcing highly technical products or managing highly technical suppliers through contracting and delivery.
• Previous experience in a high growth environment.
• Compliance with U.S. export control laws; familiarity with export controls.

Responsibilities

• Create error-free high volume purchase orders up to authorized limits for raw materials, parts, subassemblies, finished goods, equipment, tooling, supplies, and/or services from suppliers in support of internal customer requirements.
• Review and negotiate standard contract terms, coordinate with legal counsel where necessary to finalize contracts and statements of work.
• Identify the best value supplier by issuing requests for quote and analyzing responses from suppliers.
• Set up terms and accounts with new suppliers and complete data entry necessary to onboard the supplier into CFS systems.
• Review and manage open orders with suppliers to ensure product arrives as expected.
• Resolve invoice issues and ensure that vendors are paid on time.
• Adhere to all supply chain policies, procedures, guidelines and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials, intellectual property, and export compliance.
• Purchase from both MRP and project/purchase requests under departmental guidelines.
• Provide constant, clear, and timely updates to internal customers.
• Master’s degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field.
• Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Project management

Customer service

Problem solving

Integrity

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Creativity

Agility

Work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or related field

Master’s degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field

Job description

Overview

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems: Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy. Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. We’re working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future. We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world. Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team. If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Create error-free high volume purchase orders up to authorized limits for raw materials, parts, subassemblies, finished goods, equipment, tooling, supplies, and/or services from suppliers in support of internal customer requirements
• Review and negotiate standard contract terms, coordinate with legal counsel where necessary to finalize contracts and statements of work
• Identify the best value supplier by issuing requests for quote and analyzing responses from suppliers
• Set up terms and accounts with new suppliers and complete data entry necessary to onboard the supplier into CFS systems
• Review and manage open orders with suppliers to ensure product arrives as expected
• Resolve invoice issues and ensure that vendors are paid on time
• Adhere to all supply chain policies, procedures, guidelines and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials, intellectual property, and export compliance
• Purchase from both MRP and project/purchase requests under departmental guidelines
• Provide constant, clear, and timely updates to internal customers
• Master’s degree in the field of Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field
• Previous experience in a high growth environment
• Experience sourcing highly technical products or managing highly technical suppliers through contracting and delivery
• Perform activities such as typing and sitting, for extended periods of time
• Dedication to safety to mitigate hazards that may include heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead, high voltage, and cryogenics
• Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with internal engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers in a collaborative way
• Ability to negotiate simple contracts
• Organizational and project management skills
• Customer service mindset and entrepreneurial spirit
• Exceptional creative problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrate integrity, respect, attention to detail, collaboration, creativity and agility
• Ability to work well under pressure in a dynamic environment
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or related field

Additional Information

• We excel in fast-paced environments, driven by our values of integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique. We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer by choice, considering all qualified applicants equally.
• This role requires compliance with U.S. export control laws. Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such laws.