Supply Chain Manager, Capital Equipment

Calibrant Energy; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401k with company match

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

Calibrant Energy is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to design and execute procurement strategies for capital equipment across battery energy storage systems, solar, and related electrical infrastructure. You will manage the full sourcing lifecycle from supplier engagement through purchase orders, aligning with project pipelines and budgets.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Development, Finance, Legal, and external suppliers to optimize availability, risk, and cost, while building

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• 5-10+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or capital equipment procurement.
• Experience procuring capital equipment for renewable energy or infrastructure.
• Strong negotiation and supplier-management experience.
• Advanced Excel and analytics skills.
• Experience with ERP, procurement and inventory systems.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical, commercial, legal, finance, and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for major capital equipment.
• Lead RFPs, RFQs, bid evaluations, supplier comparisons, and commercial analysis.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery, terms, warranties, and contract amendments.
• Issue, manage, and track purchase orders and supplier commitments.
• Maintain alignment between project forecasts and supplier capacity.
• Manage procurement dashboards and supplier performance tracking.
• Identify supply chain risks and mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate cross-functionally to align procurement with project economics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong written and verbal communicatie

Negotiation

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

MBA, CPSM, C.P.M., APICS, or similar certification preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement software

Inventory tracking tools

Job description

About Calibrant Energy

Calibrant is a leading provider of on-site energy solutions. Calibrant develops, owns, and operates large-scale solar, battery storage, and microgrids on behalf of our customers, empowering North America's largest power users to achieve their energy goals faster, more economically, and more sustainably.

By combining innovative financing with deep industry expertise, we solve complex energy challenges for large organizations. Our performance-based, no-capex contracts ensure we only get paid when we deliver results, enabling organizations to share in cost savings without any upfront investment.

Position Overview

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for developing and executing supply chain strategies for capital equipment supporting energy infrastructure projects including, battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar generation projects, other generation solutions, and related electrical infrastructure. This role manages the procurement lifecycle from supplier engagement, sourcing, evaluation, negotiations, purchase order execution, and supplier relationship management through project delivery support.

The position will serve as a key interface between Supply Chain, Project Development, Engineering, Construction, Asset Management, Finance, Legal, and external suppliers to ensure equipment availability, supplier capacity, and procurement commitments are aligned with Calibrant's project pipeline. This role will also own and maintain working tools that support pipeline and supply alignment, commodity tracking, equipment allocation, procurement visibility, and supply chain risk management.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for major capital equipment, including transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, inverters, solar modules, RMUs, and related electrical balance-of-plant equipment.
• Lead RFPs, RFQs, bid evaluations, supplier comparisons, commercial analysis, and award recommendations to Head of Supply Chain for assigned equipment categories and projects.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, payment terms, warranties, commercial terms, purchase order requirements, framework agreements, contract amendments, change orders, and related supplier documentation.
• Issue, manage, and track purchase orders and supplier commitments to support project schedules, internal approvals, and project execution requirements.
• Maintain alignment between project pipeline forecasts and supplier capacity, production slots, long-lead procurement requirements, and available equipment allocations.
• Manage supply chain working tools, including equipment allocation trackers, pipeline/supply alignment models, procurement schedules, commodity tracking files, inventory visibility tools, and supply chain risk registers.
• Track market trends and commodity drivers impacting transformers, switchgear, steel, copper, freight, tariffs, domestic content requirements, FEOC exposure, and other regulatory or supply market factors.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships with OEMs, manufacturers, logistics providers, and other strategic capital equipment suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance against cost, quality, responsiveness, delivery, documentation, and commercial requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Engineering, Development, Construction, Legal, Finance, Asset Management, and senior leadership to ensure procurement decisions support project economics, timelines, and risk objectives.
• Prepare sourcing recommendations, project procurement updates, supplier updates, market intelligence summaries, procurement dashboards, and executive reporting materials.
• Identify supply chain risks and develop mitigation strategies, including supplier diversification, early procurement planning, alternate sourcing, capacity reservations, and contingency planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or related field.
• 5-10+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, strategic sourcing, commercial management, or capital equipment procurement.
• Experience procuring capital equipment for renewable energy, power generation, utility, EPC, infrastructure, manufacturing, or industrial projects.
• Demonstrated experience with purchase orders, supplier negotiations, commercial analysis, contract terms, and supplier relationship management.
• Experience negotiating directly with OEMs and manufacturers.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel and experience maintaining planning, forecasting, commodity tracking, or procurement management tools.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical, commercial, legal, finance, construction, and project execution teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Available to overlap with West Coast business hours.
• Experience with BESS, solar, microgrids, transformers, switchgear, or electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with ERP, procurement, inventory, project controls, or supply chain planning systems is preferred.
• MBA, CPSM, C.P.M., APICS, or similar procurement/supply chain certification preferred.
• Located on the West Coast of the United States is preferred but not essential.

We believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically.

At Calibrant Energy, our priority is to ensure that every team member feels valued and supported. We believe putting wellness first supports a full, holistic, and happier life. We support that by offering benefits that cover you and your family such as: medical, dental, vision insurances, paid time off, paid personal time, paid holidays, paid birthday, paid sick time, company paid short term disability and long term disability, company paid life insurance, 401k with a company match, and more.

Calibrant Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding or reproductive health decisions), gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, personal appearance, genetic information, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable U.S. law. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to: [e-mail]