Senior Battery Storage Supply Chain Lead

Qcells USA Corp.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. in the Bay Area seeks a Senior Supply Chain Manager for energy storage hardware to lead strategic sourcing, NPD readiness, and supplier development across enclosures, battery modules, BMS, and related components.

You will partner with engineering, product, and operations to ensure cost, lead time, and domestic content targets, manage ramp for prototype through production, and drive supplier performance and cost reductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, or related field is required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in strategic sourcing or supply chain for manufactured hardware products.
• Minimum 3 years supporting new product development and launch from prototype to production.
• Experience sourcing components for energy storage, batteries, power electronics, or electrical equipment.
• Experience leading supply chain readiness for product launches with ramp planning.
• Experience negotiating supply, tooling, and NRE agreements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for energy storage components (enclosures, battery modules, BMS, etc.).
• Own the supply chain readiness plan for new products across gates (lead times, tooling, cost, logistics, service parts).
• Plan and secure supply for prototype, pilot, and production builds and readiness for launch and ramp.
• Manage BOM cost targets and track BOM cost through development phases.
• Monitor supplier performance via scorecards and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure alignment with policies, ethics, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Strong verbal and written comms

MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Autonomy in fast-paced environment

Attention to detail

Prioritization under deadlines

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering, supply chain, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. in the Bay Area seeks a Senior Supply Chain Manager for energy storage hardware to lead strategic sourcing, NPD readiness, and supplier development across enclosures, battery modules, BMS, and related components.

You will partner with engineering, product, and operations to ensure cost, lead time, and domestic content targets, manage ramp for prototype through production, and drive supplier performance and cost reductions.