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Salary: USD 170,000 - 220,000 / annual
Heron Power is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for grid modernization, focusing on converters (inverters and rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads. The company is led by veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products.
As Staff/Senior Staff Supply Chain Manager, you will lead strategic sourcing for critical components and assemblies that power Heron's products. You'll partner closely with the Head of Supply Chain and cross-functional leaders in Finance, Design Engineering, NPI, and Manufacturing to build a resilient supply base and ensure commercial success.
Key responsibilities include:
- Define and own category strategies for key components and assemblies
- Achieve cost targets through should-cost modeling, market and commodity analysis, and disciplined negotiations
- Lead RFx processes and negotiate commercial agreements covering piece pricing, tooling/NRE, and contractual terms
- Manage business risk through scenario assessment of capacity, geopolitics, logistics, and supplier technology/commercial roadmaps
- Partner with engineering to identify and mitigate supply and demand challenges
- Drive supplier readiness across prototype, pilot, and mass production builds
- Develop and execute logistics and warehousing strategy in partnership with factory operations
- Escalate key supply, cost, and quality issues and collaboratively develop corrective action plans
The company emphasizes a collaborative, enriching environment driven by first-principles engineering and solving difficult problems. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 8+ years of experience in sourcing or procurement for high-volume manufacturing
- Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
- Deep category knowledge across mechanical, electrical (PCB/PCBA), and/or electro-mechanical components and assemblies
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills
- Experience leading cross-functional work-streams with engineering, operations, finance, legal, and NPI teams
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally with short notice
NICE TO HAVES:
- Extensive supply chain or manufacturing operations experience with power semiconductors, electronic components, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, PCB fab and assembly, and adhesives
- Prior supplier development supporting medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related power electronics (converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, dielectric materials, bussing)
- Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)
