Supply Chain Lead

Unlimited • San Francisco, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are automating construction end to end to usher in a new era of abundance and beauty in the physical world. The company is growing fast, serving as Engineer of Record on roughly $10B of capital projects across utility-scale energy and data center infrastructure. This role is for our first full-time supply chain team member who will lead our engagement with the supply chain for critical components like transformers, switchgear, inverters, and structural steel. The approach is not traditional procurement but rather building, fostering, and actively improving the supply chain through deep relationships, being a preferred customer, and driving mutual improvement. The goal is to prepare suppliers for the significantly increased demand and pace of future projects. This role requires working closely with the engineering team to understand needs and help suppliers optimize for rate and capacity. Repetitive tasks are expected to be automated with AI. This role is in-person in San Francisco, CA, and includes travel to suppliers, factories, and job sites.

Requirements

• Led supply chains for complex industrial equipment and systems, ideally in energy or construction.
• Understand how a factory works: capacity, throughput, lead times, and what it takes to add a line or a shift.
• Think about rate, not just the next order.
• Experience helping a supplier, or own operation, scale output well past where it started.
• Build trust with suppliers so they provide honest feedback about constraints.
• Ability to translate engineering needs into factory requirements and vice versa.
• Experience automating repetitive tasks with AI or a clear aptitude for it.
• Mission alignment and desire to build a future of abundance.
• 5 to 20 years in supply chain, sourcing, procurement, or manufacturing operations for energy, construction, or other complex industrial systems.

Nice To Haves

• An engineering background.
• Existing relationships with manufacturers of transformers, switchgear, inverters, trackers, or other long-lead energy equipment.
• Experience standing up or scaling manufacturing capacity, at a supplier or an OEM.
• Supply chain experience at a fast-scaling hardware product company (automotive, aerospace, robotics, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement with the supply chain for critical components.
• Build, foster, and improve the supply chain through deep relationships.
• Be the best customer for supply chain partners.
• Drive continuous improvement and find ways to move faster together with partners.
• Prepare suppliers for the scale of demand and pace of future projects.
• Work closely with the engineering team to understand needs.
• Help suppliers optimize around rate to deliver capacity beyond their current capabilities.
• Aggressively automate repetitive tasks with AI.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed