El Segundo Purchasing Specialist — Sustainable Energy

Cantos Ventures; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-IPO stock options

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Basic life insurance

Health savings account (HSA) with a 条件

Flexible savings account (FSA)

Unlimited PTO

12+ company holidays, including Earth/

Job summary

Arbor Energy is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to help build a world-class supplier ecosystem as we scale from prototypes to production-ready hardware. You will work closely with the Head of Supply Chain to manage increasing purchasing volume, expand our supplier base, and align with Turbomachinery, Combustion, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering teams.

This onsite role in El Segundo, CA offers growth toward senior/lead positions and exposure to strategic sourcing across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of procurement, supply chain, engineering, supplier-facing experience, or related field.
• Experience working with multiple suppliers or external partners.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience analyzing data to track supplier performance, cost trends, or sourcing decisions.
• Comfortable with high-volume communication (calls, emails, follow-ups).
• Must have the ability to travel to supplier facilities, including on short notice when business needs require, and comply with applicable visitor, safety, security, and export-control protocols
• Open, proactive communicator — especially when issues arise
• Ability to disagree constructively and commit once aligned
• Reliable follow-through and ownership mindset
• Light technical literacy (reading basic drawings, part descriptions, manufacturing processes)

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day communication with a broad set of suppliers.
• Track delivery status, performance, and risks across multiple programs.
• Surface delays early and communicate openly with internal teams.
• Support purchasing as volume increases over the next 3–6 months.
• Take and make calls to unblock issues and maintain momentum.
• Analyze supplier capabilities, market conditions, and roadmaps to support sourcing strategy.
• Identify potential suppliers and develop sourcing approaches for internal stakeholders.
• Prepare sourcing recommendations and present clear options to leadership.
• Support negotiations for NDAs, terms & conditions, and RFQ-related agreements.
• Compare supplier quotes, cost breakdowns, and commercial terms.
• Support supplier capability assessments and technical reviews.
• Maintain accurate pricing, supplier data, and sourcing roadmaps in internal systems.
• Identify, evaluate, and qualify new suppliers for current and future builds.
• Conduct research to expand our supplier base as complexity grows.
• Gather technical and commercial data to support supplier qualification.
• Partner with Turbomachinery, Combustion, Systems, Test, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Provide clear updates on supplier status, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Help establish the culture, expectations, and working norms of the Supply Chain function

Skills

Procurement experience

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Travel ability

Ownership mindset

Collaborative mindset

Technical literacy

Job description

Arbor Energy is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to help build a world-class supplier ecosystem as we scale from prototypes to production-ready hardware. You will work closely with the Head of Supply Chain to manage increasing purchasing volume, expand our supplier base, and align with Turbomachinery, Combustion, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering teams.

This onsite role in El Segundo, CA offers growth toward senior/lead positions and exposure to strategic sourcing across multiple programs.