Director, Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

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Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on eliminating the need for fossil fuels in heavy industry and powering a sustainable future. The company’s AI-enabled, modular concentrated solar technology aims to cost-effectively deliver near 24/7 carbon-free energy in the form of heat, power, or green hydrogen fuel at scale – for the first time in history.

You Aspire To: 

Lead Heliogen’s overall Supply Chain Procurement & Sourcing Operations. Work closely with upper management professionals, Suppliers or Vendors and purchasing employees to determine product and shipping needs. Maintain Supplier contracts, monitor product inventory levels across locations and place additional orders according to demand. Responsible for developing strategic plans to address delayed shipments, escalating commodity prices or discontinued products. Create functional strategies and specific objectives for procurement and sourcing and develop budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

  • Set the vision and strategy for Procurement & Sourcing (Indirect/Direct materials and services) to ensure a “Best-in-Class” Supply Chain Management (SCM) Program is executed to support company growth strategies and is adaptable to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
  • Define and ensure team delivery against key performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as commodity spend, global risk, spend reduction opportunities etc
  • Develop strategic supplier partnerships to help optimize cost, quality, and performance of critical components
  • Develop Sourcing Plan that documents, Early Supplier Involvement, Supply Selection, Risk Mitigation Plans, Capacity Management and Supplier Ramp Up Plans and ensure the plan is executed
  • Maintaining relationships with suppliers while continually scouting for additional vendors
  • Evaluating spending operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of products purchased and the timeliness of deliveries
  • Develop & execute against regional Commodity Strategies, & support their alignment with global Commodity Strategies
  • Manage Supplier business reviews, and work with Supplier Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Process Engineering on qualifying new Suppliers and with Finance for company forecasts
  • Communicating with management regularly regarding the supply of goods and services affecting Heliogen
  • Work in a cross functional team environment, working with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Development, Finance and Global Suppliers to Manage and drive Continuous Cost Reduction and Competitiveness towards the goals from Executives, throughout the project life cycle
  • Conducting cost analyses and setting benchmarks for improvement
  • Supervising a purchasing (buyer/planner) team and delegating tasks across departments when necessary
  • Working closely with the company legal department to make sure contracts and terms are favorable
  • Lead reduction of overall supply chain risk through team development of supply chain contingencies and proactive resolutions for demand/supply imbalances and disruption.
  • Hire, train and develop team, ensuring that each employee has a clear and thorough understanding of their role and responsibilities.

The activities above will include both US and international locations. The Supply Chain vendors will be providing materials to Heliogen locations around the world. The final Heliogen product installation/ manufacturing sites will also be at Heliogen and customer locations around the world. Visits to supplier locations and various Heliogen sites/ locations (including project sites) will be required

What's Essential:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management, economics, business administration, statistics, manufacturing, or associated Engineering Discipline
  • 5 years’ experience in a Supply Chain, Procurement, or Strategic sourcing, Leadership position.
  • Global awareness, good business ethics, and an understanding of legal contracts.
  • Strong negotiation and collaboration skills, developing lasting supplier relationships and cost-effective supply strategies
  • Startup company experience, with demonstrated creation and development of necessary supply chain procurement processes
  • Excellent verbal and written communicator, ability to lead in an environment of in-direct control, analytical, fact based with an attention to detail
  • Willing to travel 30% (domestic and internationally) 

What's Desirable:

  • Ability to function as a strategic thinker with good organizational skills and ability to prioritize, plan and execute.
  • Supply Chain Management experience in support of high-volume manufacturing operations is desired
  • Practical knowledge of various manufacturing processes/equipment and associated competitive landscape for supplier selection is desirable
  • ERP/MRP selection, deployment and integration to business needs
  • Certifications from CPSM, CPIM, and/or CSCP
  • Experience in a consumer goods manufacturing environment

Heliogen was created at Idealab, the leading technology incubator founded by Bill Gross in 1996.

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