Vice President - Supply Chain

Thea Energy Inc.; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range 160000-250000

Health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy is seeking a seasoned executive to define the global supply chain strategy and lead procurement, logistics, and organizational buildout as it scales from prototype to power plant. This VP role requires strategic autonomy and the ability to secure critical-path components in a competitive global market.

Ideal candidates will have 15+ years in senior supply chain leadership, strong negotiation skills, and a track record of growing organizations in startup environments, while aligning

Qualifications

• 15+ years in senior supply chain leadership roles.
• Experience scaling operations from R&D to manufacturing.
• Strong strategic, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and collaboration abilities.
• Thrives in fast-paced startup environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the long-term global supply chain strategy.
• Plan hiring to build sourcing, subcontract, supplier and logistics teams.
• Lead supplier negotiations and establish strategic partnerships for critical materials.
• Manage inventory, logistics, and vendor programs and evolve processes.
• Collaborate with leadership to align supply chain with engineering and finance.
• Foster workplace culture and diversity within the operations team.

Skills

Executive leadership

Scaling expertise

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Startup agility

Job description

About Thea Energy:

Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.

Position Overview:

Thea Energy is looking for an experienced, highly motivated executive to define the global supply chain strategy for commercial fusion power. As Vice President - Supply Chain, you will serve as a strategic partner to the Company’s leadership, finance & operations, and technical teams to architect the procurement and logistics infrastructure necessary to scale from prototype to power plant. This role will have a high degree of autonomy, and the ideal candidate must be able to move quickly to secure and manage critical path components in a competitive global market.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute the long-term global supply chain and procurement strategy to support Thea Energy’s rapid growth and commercialization roadmap
• Organizational Development: Plan the hiring strategy and build a world-class supply chain organization, inclusive of sourcing, subcontracts management, supplier management, inventory/warehouse and logistics
• Global Sourcing & Partnerships: Lead supplier and partner negotiations and establish strategic partnerships with suppliers of critical materials (e.g. superconductors, vacuum vessels, power electronics)
• Process Architecture: Manage and develop company policies, programs, and procedures for inventory control, logistics, and vendor management, evolving these processes as the company grows
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with the Company’s leadership to support employee growth & development and ensure supply chain needs are integrated into engineering and financial planning
• Culture Building: Employ strategies to build, maintain, and grow the Company’s workplace culture within the operations team, fostering diversity and inclusion

Ideal Experience & Skillsets:

• Executive Experience: 15+ years of relevant work experience, with significant time spent in senior leadership positions managing and growing supply chain organizations
• Scaling Expertise: Proven ability to support businesses through growth periods, specifically transitioning from R&D to full-scale manufacturing
• Strategic Acumen: Proven organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining the "big picture" strategic vision
• Negotiation & Communication: Excellent negotiation, communication, and collaboration skills, capable of interacting effectively with board members, technical leads, and external partners
• Startup Agility: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment where speed and execution are critical
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Ability to work across cross-functional teams to support complex hardware challenges and recruitment needs

Company Benefits:

• Salary range: $160,000-$250,000
• Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
• Employee equity stock options
• 20 days PTO

Diversity and Inclusion:

Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds. By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world’s hardest (and most important) problems. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran’s status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.