Procurement & Supply Chain Engineer

Bazeta; United States; Presencial; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Focused Energy is seeking a Procurement & Supply Chain Manager to establish and lead procurement for SourceLight, focusing on supplier strategy, complex negotiations, and ensuring engineering teams have essential parts. The role starts as a senior individual contributor with potential to grow into a full SCM function.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and external partners to build standards, optimize processes, and reduce risk across high-value hardware components.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

# Procurement & Supply Chain EngineerUnited States1 hour agoID 4916998Price on request## DetailsEmployment type: Full-timeRemote: NoCompany: Focused## DescriptionAbout Focused Energy & SourceLight Focused Energy is building the future of clean energy through laser-driven inertial fusion. As a spin-out of Focused Energy, SourceLight is turning breakthrough laser-driven radiation source technology into practical solutions for some of the world's most demanding inspection and material characterization challenges. We are building on cutting-edge scientific innovation to develop scalable technology for industrial applications, including nuclear waste characterization, security screening, and non-destructive testing of safety-critical components. As our technology moves from development toward industrial application, building a robust and scalable supply chain is essential to our success. Your Role We are looking for a Procurement & Supply Chain Manager to establish and lead this function from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of procurement and supplier strategy across the company, shaping how we identify, qualify, engage, and manage suppliers while ensuring our engineering teams have the components and resources they need to deliver. You will work closely with our Product and Engineering teams, Finance, Legal, and external partners to establish company-wide procurement standards, negotiate complex technical and commercial agreements, and build a supplier ecosystem capable of supporting our growth. Initially operating as a senior individual contributor, you will have significant autonomy and influence over how this function develops. As SourceLight scales, you will have the opportunity to expand the team, introduce new capabilities, and evolve procurement and supply chain into a fully established organizational function. If you enjoy building structure in a fast-moving technical environment, navigating complex supplier relationships, and creating the operational foundations that enable innovative technology to reach the market, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact. What You'll Do • Build and lead the Procurement & Supply Chain function: Establish the strategy, processes, tools, and operating standards required to support procurement across all SourceLight product and engineering teams. • Develop a strategic supplier ecosystem: Identify, evaluate, qualify, and manage suppliers across specialized technical categories, particularly high-value optical, laser, mechanical, electrical, and other advanced hardware components. • Own sourcing and commercial negotiations: Lead supplier selection, RFQs, commercial negotiations, pricing discussions, lead-time agreements, and framework contracts to secure favorable terms while balancing cost, quality, technical requirements, and delivery timelines. • Manage complex technical agreements: Lead commercial negotiations for strategic supplier agreements and Joint Development Agreements (JDAs), partnering with Engineering, Legal, Finance, and leadership to ensure appropriate commercial, operational, and contractual outcomes. • Enable engineering and product teams: Take ownership of procurement activities from request through purchase order and supplier follow-up, allowing technical teams to focus on engineering, integration, testing, and product development. • Establish scalable procurement processes: Implement standardized purchasing workflows, supplier documentation, approval processes, contract management practices, and procurement systems that support transparency, efficiency, and accountability. • Drive supply chain planning and risk management: Monitor supplier capacity, component availability, lead times, delivery performance, and potential supply disruptions. Develop mitigation strategies for critical components and proactively communicate risks to stakeholders. • Partner with Finance and Legal: Coordinate purchase order approvals, budget alignment, payment processes, contract reviews, and compliance requirements while maintaining clear decision-making and escalation pathways. • Ensure quality and compliance: Establish supplier qualification and performance standards that account for technical specifications, quality requirements, cleanroom and safety considerations, and applicable regulatory or industry requirements. • Build visibility and accountability: Develop reporting on procurement status, supplier performance, purchasing cycle times, cost savings, delivery risks, and sourcing priorities to support informed operational decisions. • Scale the function over time: Identify future capability and resourcing needs, contribute to hiring plans, and establish the processes and knowledge base required to develop and lead a growing Procurement & Supply Chain team. Who You Are • You bring significant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or technical purchasing, ideally within a complex engineering, hardware, deep-tech, industrial technology, or advanced manufacturing environment. • You have experience building or significantly improving procurement processes and supplier management practices, ideally within a growing organization where structure and systems are still evolving. • You are comfortable managing technically complex sourcing activities, working with engineers to understand requirements, and translating technical needs into effective commercial and supplier strategies. • You have a strong track record of negotiating supplier agreements, pricing, delivery terms, and commercial contracts, with the confidence to manage high-value and strategically important supplier relationships. • You understand the importance of balancing cost, quality, lead time, technical risk, and long-term supplier reliability when making sourcing decisions. • You have experience developing supplier qualification frameworks, evaluating supplier performance, and proactively managing supply chain risks and constraints.... 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