Senior Supply Chain Manager, Cleantech Hardware (Equity)

Critical-Energy; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Platinum HD/HSA medical

Dental and vision

FSA

401k

Catered lunch

EV charging

Team outings

Job summary

Critical Energy in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Manager to own vendor relationships and manage inventory and receiving for our manufacturing operation. You will source and negotiate short- and long-term supplier agreements to keep up with rapid ramp.

You’ll work hands-on with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations to translate build schedules into supply plans, enforce lead times, and build a US-based supplier base suited for aerospace-like hardware manufacturing at pace.

Qualifications

• Proven ownership of vendor management in hardware, aerospace, or complex manufacturing supply chain.
• Hands-on experience managing inventory and receiving in a production environment.
• Track record negotiating both short-term POs and long-term supplier contracts.
• Experience holding vendors to lead-time commitments and recovering when they slip.
• Experience building or running a primarily US-based vendor base. Comfortable as a senior individual contributor in a fast-paced startup with ambiguity.
• A bias toward action, clear communication, and a steady hand keeping the floor supplied.
• Supply chain experience in aerospace, energy, or high-velocity hardware manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own vendor relationships across our manufacturing supply base, and expand and qualify US-based suppliers as production scales
• Hold vendors to committed lead times, and escalate…
• Negotiate short-term agreements and POs that secure capacity, pricing, and delivery for near-term builds
• Structure long-term supplier agreements that lock in reliability and supply continuity as volume grows, and keep improving terms without giving up quality, lead time, or flexibility
• Own inventory end to end, including planning, receiving, accuracy, and flow into production
• Set up and run receiving processes that move material cleanly from dock to line
• Translate production needs into supply plans with the Head of Manufacturing, matching material availability to build schedules and ramp goals
• Work with Engineering and Operations on make/buy decisions, alternate sources, and risk mitigation for critical parts
• Build simple, durable processes that scale with the company

Skills

Vendor management

Inventory management

Negotiation

US vendor base

Communication

Make-or-buy decisions

Ambiguity tolerance

Supply chain

Job description

Critical Energy in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Manager to own vendor relationships and manage inventory and receiving for our manufacturing operation. You will source and negotiate short- and long-term supplier agreements to keep up with rapid ramp.

You’ll work hands-on with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations to translate build schedules into supply plans, enforce lead times, and build a US-based supplier base suited for aerospace-like hardware manufacturing at pace.