Director, Supply Chain Indirect
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Job Location:
Devens, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Commonwealth Fusion Systems:
Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.
Combining decades of research top talent and new technologies were designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And were working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future.
Were in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018 weve raised nearly $3 billion in capital making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world.
Now were looking for more thinkers doers builders and makers to join us. People wholl bring new perspectives solve tough problems and thrive as part of a team.
If thats you and this role fits we want to hear from you.
Join the power movement as Director Supply Chain - Indirect
The Director Supply Chain - Indirect at CFS is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of our indirect category strategy. This role also leads the Contracts Center of Excellence and the Supply Chain Systems analyst team.
Key responsibilities include managing a diverse vendor base to maximize value leveraging forecasts to drive sourcing activities and overseeing the end-to-end procurement processincluding PO creation RFI/RFQ/RFP processes and invoice resolution. The Director will lead supplier negotiations identify cost savings and collaborate with internal stakeholders to align procurement strategies with business requirements. Additionally this role serves as the primary driver for supply chain process analytics and manages the relationship with the ERP/IT team to support company goals.
Travel to supplier locations and our headquarters in Devens MA will be required as needed.
What youll do:
- Build and manage the indirect procurement organization in support of facility software consulting and construction activities
- Manage the indirect purchasing process for goods and services from suppliers in support of internal customer requirements
- Develop and optimize purchasing business processes including credit card management purchase order approvals contract management and others
- Lead sourcing and category based initiatives to identify and select best value suppliers and mitigate risk
- Prepare and execute negotiations for contracts and agreements coordinating with legal counsel where necessary to finalize contracts and statements of work
- Adhere to all supply chain policies procedures guidelines and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials intellectual property and export compliance
- Provide constant clear and timely updates to internal customers
- Manage organizational effectiveness through continuous improvement and functional transformation
- Relentlessly gather intelligence on the health of strategic suppliers business and informs Sr. Leadership of long-term risk and proposed countermeasures
- Conduct periodic supplier business reviews to communicate supplier performance to internal and supplier management teams
- Conduct site surveys and business evaluations of existing and potential suppliers
- Serve as a point of escalation and resolution of corrective actions with suppliers
- Contribute to the resolution of sourcing issues from CFS or their sub-tiers
What were looking for:
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration Supply Chain Management Engineering or a related field
- 15 years experience managing supply chains in raw materials metals machined components welding and fabrication and/or contracted assemblies
- High finance acumen to be able to understand a companys financial structure and strategize contract incentives
- Extensive technical knowledge of contracting for long lead time items based on project milestones
- Strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
- Exceptional organizational and analytical skills with a proven ability to drive complex projects
- Ability to earn trust maintain positive and professional relationships and strengthen our culture of inclusion
- Generate work plans define milestones and help define processes that impact direct work.
- Ability to map out and understand complex interconnected systems
- Maintain a high attention to detail across a multitude of systems ensuring comprehensive analysis and the identification of any gaps in quality or detail
- Reliable and persistent work ethic seeing tasks through to completion. Stays determined in the face of uncertainty and setbacks
- Ability to identify the right level of detail for a given task and the flexibility to adapt to modeling both rough quick estimates for establishing development priorities
- Ability to adapt to a start-up environment capability to take initiative develop own tasks and timelines and solve broad ambiguous problems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to consistently produce high-quality materials suitable for a broad external audience
- Strong organizational abilities to manage various cases and scenarios
- Must be able to travel as needed to remote sites
Bonus points for:
- Masters degree in Business Administration Supply Chain Management Engineering or a related field
Must-have Requirements:
- Perform activities such as typing standing or sitting for extended periods of time
- Willingness to travel to suppliers
- Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat cold noise fumes strong magnets lead (Pb) high voltage high current pressure systems and cryogenics
$170000 - $250000 a year
Salary range for this full-time position equity benefits.The actual salary will depend on level location qualifications and experience. The range displayed on each job posting reflects new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Benefits include:
Competitive compensation with equity
13 Company-wide Holidays
Flexible vacation days
10 sick days
Generous parental leave policy
Health dental and vision insurance
401(k) with employer matching
Professional growth opportunities
Team-building activities
#LI-Remote
At CFS we excel in fast-paced environments driven by our values of integrity execution impact and self-critique. As we grow were eager to bring on mission-driven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.
We value diversity deeply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally regardless of race color national origin ancestry citizenship status protected veteran status religion physical or mental disability marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age or any other basis protected by law.
This role requires compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (collectively Export Control Laws). Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such Export Control Laws.
Required Experience:
Director
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