Global Sourcing Lead: Sheet Metal & Extrusions

Base Power Company; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Base is recruiting a Global Supply Manager to own sheet metal and extrusion sourcing for its structural metalwork, including aesthetic panels, top cover, straps, and extruded aluminum components. This role reports to the Metals category lead and collaborates across direct and bridge suppliers to ensure continuity with production lines at scale.

You will manage commercial relationships, build should-cost models, and drive cost reduction while traveling domestically and internationally as needed.

Qualifications

• Background sourcing stamped, formed, or extruded metal components.
• Fluency in tooling economics, process capabilities, and cost drivers across fabrication methods.
• 2+ years sourcing experience in a similar role.
• Experience owning a commercial relationship with a contract manufacturer or metal fabricator, including negotiating piece price and tooling terms.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally ~25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Own the commercial relationship with sheet metal and extrusion suppliers building Base's structural metalwork, as the primary contract manufacturer and a network of direct and bridge suppliers.
• Take over day-to-day ownership of aesthetic panels, top cover, straps, and the aluminum extrusion heat plate, with no dropped continuity during handoff.
• Build and maintain should-cost models for stamped, formed, and extruded parts, decomposed to material, tooling, cycle time, and finishing, to anchor negotiations and drive cost reduction.
• Negotiate piece price, tooling terms, and master agreements with sheet metal and extrusion suppliers, and manage production escalations as the accountable party.
• Establish dual-source or bridge-supply coverage for the highest-risk parts in the category, and partner with engineering and manufacturing on design trade-offs and line-side production issues.

Skills

Sheet metal

Extrusions

Cost modeling

Negotiation

Job description

Base is recruiting a Global Supply Manager to own sheet metal and extrusion sourcing for its structural metalwork, including aesthetic panels, top cover, straps, and extruded aluminum components. This role reports to the Metals category lead and collaborates across direct and bridge suppliers to ensure continuity with production lines at scale.

You will manage commercial relationships, build should-cost models, and drive cost reduction while traveling domestically and internationally as needed.