Strategic Procurement Lead — Climate Tech Startup

Lever, Inc.; Fort Lupton, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Healthcare premiums covered

Medical/dental/vision coverage

HSA contributions

401(k) match

Professional development stipend

Job summary

Charm Industrial is seeking an experienced procurement professional to manage direct materials and supplier relationships as the company scales its climate tech operations in the United States. You will own sourcing strategies, negotiate terms, and collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, PM, and Finance to keep production on schedule.

Join a mission-driven startup offering equity, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to shape supply chain resilience across multiple sites and partner

Qualifications

• Experience across manufacturing environments in procurement and sourcing.
• Strategic supplier management focusing on cost, quality, lead time.
• Strong negotiation skills to address pricing, delivery, and performance issues.
• Cross-functional leadership with Engineering, Manufacturing, PM, and Finance.
• Ability to build and improve procurement processes for efficiency and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities for direct materials, components, fabricated parts, and production-related services.
• Issue and manage purchase orders, including pricing, quantities, lead times, delivery requirements, and contractual terms.
• Source and qualify new suppliers based on cost, quality, capacity, lead time, and technical capabilities.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, MOQ requirements, and other commercial agreements with suppliers.
• Manage supplier relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for purchasing-related issues.
• Monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and capacity.
• Identify and mitigate supply-chain risks, including long-lead items, sole-source components, capacity constraints, and material shortages.
• Review MRP/ERP requirements and translate demand into purchasing actions to support production schedules.
• Analyze BOMs and engineering requirements to ensure materials and components are properly sourced and available when needed.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance to resolve procurement and material issues.
• Manage purchase order changes resulting from engineering revisions, BOM changes, quantity changes, and schedule adjustments.
• Expedite critical and delayed materials to prevent production interruptions and maintain program schedules.
• Track open purchase orders and provide visibility into expected delivery dates, shortages, and supplier risks.
• Develop and maintain supplier lead-time, pricing, and capacity information.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities through competitive bidding, supplier negotiations, alternate sourcing, and volume leverage.
• Support supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate supplier quotes and prepare commercial comparisons and recommendations for management.
• Establish and maintain strategic supplier relationships for critical and high-value components.
• Support new product introduction and production ramp-up activities by ensuring procurement readiness.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier information, pricing, and purchasing data within the ERP system.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies, quality requirements, and applicable contractual requirements.
• Develop contingency plans and alternate sourcing strategies for critical materials and suppliers.
• Support inventory optimization by balancing production requirements, supplier lead times, MOQ, cash flow, and inventory levels.
• Provide management with reporting and analysis on spend, supplier performance, shortages, open orders, and procurement risks.

Skills

Strong procurement and sourcing

Strategic supplier management

Strong negotiation and problem-solving

Cross-functional leadership

Procurement process improvement

Job description

Charm Industrial is seeking an experienced procurement professional to manage direct materials and supplier relationships as the company scales its climate tech operations in the United States. You will own sourcing strategies, negotiate terms, and collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, PM, and Finance to keep production on schedule.

Join a mission-driven startup offering equity, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to shape supply chain resilience across multiple sites and partner