North America Supply Chain Director — Strategy & Delivery

Nextpower; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental and vision

401(k) with company match

Unlimited PTO

Bonuses

Stock options

Job summary

Nextpower seeks an accomplished North America Supply Chain Leader to own and optimize regional procurement, planning, logistics, and delivery across multiple large-scale projects. Based in Fremont, CA, you will report to the VP of Supply Chain and drive a best-in-class regional operation aligned with global strategies.

You will partner with Sales, Operations, Finance, and R&D to enable market growth, build a high-performing team, and ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience as a supply chain leader (experience in EPC/construction industry preferred).
• Global experience strongly preferred.
• Understanding of North America regulatory and business practices across key markets.
• Previous experience in contract manufacturing is preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to report and present a strategy at executive level.
• Comfortable working in a very fast pace and under tight deadlines.
• Experience managing a multi-cultural team.
• Experience forming and developing high performing leaders and teams.
• A strategic and analytical mind, with attention to details.
• Results orientated and demonstrated ability to think out of the box to drive results.
• Autonomous
• Advanced Negotiation skills, including strong knowledge of commercial contracts.
• Stimulate a problem-solving culture.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Working experience of relevant software (e.g. Anaplan, Netsuite, PowerBi).
• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or similar field.

Responsibilities

• Establish KPIs for North America Supply Chain tracking and reporting.
• Drive NA supply chain strategy with Sales/Marketing to understand growth initiatives.
• Lead and organize the regional Supply Chain team in line with company objectives.
• Align with global sourcing to implement regional strategies and supplier development.
• Lead development of execution plans with Sourcing, Sales, and Project Operations.
• Coordinate with global Supply Chain Ops to align with global strategies.
• Build and develop a high-performing regional Supply Chain team.
• Collaborate with Finance, R&D, Product, Sales and HR for growth plans.
• Represent Supply Chain in meetings with customers and executive reviews.
• Drive NA supply chain execution including customized delivery schedules.
• Monitor active NA projects and regional KPIs.
• Monitor NA suppliers’ allocations for OTD and cost optimization.
• Ensure weekly end-to-end logistics reviews and monthly regional updates.
• Analyze data to identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
• Increase supply chain flexibility to handle disruptions.
• Lead design and implementation of scalable supply chain initiatives.
• Manage NA project escalations with vendors and executives.
• Understand Nextpower ERP (Anaplan) capabilities and usage.
• Support digital transformation initiatives in NA supply chain.
• Ensure compliance with legal standards and audit requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Project management

Negotiation

Data analysis

Multi-cultural team

Education

Engineering degree

Supply chain degree

Logistics degree

Tools

Anaplan

NetSuite

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Nextpower seeks an accomplished North America Supply Chain Leader to own and optimize regional procurement, planning, logistics, and delivery across multiple large-scale projects. Based in Fremont, CA, you will report to the VP of Supply Chain and drive a best-in-class regional operation aligned with global strategies.

You will partner with Sales, Operations, Finance, and R&D to enable market growth, build a high-performing team, and ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery.