Staff Global Supply Manager

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Competitive salaries

Holistic benefits package

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Form Energy seeks a Global Supply Manager to build a world-class, end-to-end sourcing capability for a breakthrough energy storage technology. You will lead supplier discovery, negotiate terms, and collaborate with leadership, engineering, and supply chain to scale a novel, global supply base.

You’ll report to the Director of Global Supply Management, with relocation assistance and opportunities to influence a category that doesn’t exist in playbooks yet.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in strategic sourcing in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to rapidly learn a new category and dig into technical details.
• Fluency in commercial terms, contract structures, and IP concepts.
• Detail-driven, data-informed decision making, even with incomplete info.
• History of high-stakes negotiations with real results.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust quickly.

Responsibilities

• Own a strategic sourcing category, managing suppliers, contracts, and upstream to raw materials.
• Partner with leadership, engineering, and supply chain to shape sourcing strategy.
• Negotiate exceptional terms—pricing, lead times, risk—and run end-to-end sourcing.
• Identify cost risks, analyze costs deeply, and monitor industry trends early.
• Develop category playbooks and stay ahead of market dynamics.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category leadership

Contract negotiation

Risk analysis

Communication

US work eligibility

Job description

Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place.

Role Description

Form Energy is looking for an exceptional Global Supply Manager to help build something that has never existed before: a global supply base for a breakthrough energy storage technology. This role reports to the Director of Global Supply Management (GSM). You will hunt for the best suppliers on the planet, crack open new markets, and build sourcing strategies from scratch. You will work side by side with Form’s Leadership, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to turn bold technical ambitions into a real, resilient supply chain. If you want your fingerprints on a category that doesn't exist in any playbook yet, this is your seat at the table.

Relocation assistance is available.

What You'll Do

• This posting is category agnostic - we care less about which category you've worked in and more about the strength of your judgment, negotiation skill, and ability to master new technical domains fast. If you believe you have exceptional abilities in the world of procurement and supplier management, we want to hear from you!
• As part of Form’s world class Supply Chain team, you will:
  • Take full ownership of a strategic sourcing category at Form - the supply base, the relationships, the contracts, and everything up the value chain to raw materials and sub-tier vendors
  • Partner closely with Leadership, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Supply Chain to shape and drive Form's sourcing strategy
  • Win exceptional commercial terms through sharp negotiation - pricing, lead times, and risk - and run the full sourcing process end to end, from supplier discovery through qualification, negotiation, and contracting.
  • Protect Form from risk by digging deep into costs, running sharp risk analyses, and calling industry trends early
  • Build category strategy and playbooks from first principles: no roadmap, no precedent, just your judgment and expertise.
  • Stay ahead of the market and track supplier capacity, competitive dynamics, technology roadmaps, and shifts in supply and demand before anyone else sees them coming

What You'll Bring

• A proven track record in strategic sourcing, with sharp instincts for market and pricing mechanics and manufacturing processes, built in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment
• The ability to parachute into a brand-new category, learn it fast, and go deep on the technical details, with limited hand-holding and oversight
• Fluency in commercial terms, contract structures, and IP concepts
• A fact-driven, detail-obsessed mind and an ability to make thoughtful decisions even with incomplete information
• A history of leading high-stakes negotiations or turning around a broken supplier relationship, with results to prove it
• Magnetic communication skills - you build trust fast, rally people around a plan, and make things happen
• Ability to work in the US and travel globally as needed

Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.

When it comes to you and your family’s health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.

To build America’s energy future, we need everyone at the table. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.

If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact [e-mail]. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.

Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.

Compensation Range: $147,959 - $184,966