Director, Global Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing

The role

You will lead the sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships to scale the Rondo Heat Battery. You will build a global supplier network and manage commercial frameworks for critical equipment and components.

What you will do

• Develop and lead global supply chain and strategic sourcing strategy.
• Build and manage a scalable global supplier network.
• Translate product, engineering, and project requirements into sourcing strategies.
• Lead strategic supplier selection, qualification, negotiation, and performance management.
• Establish senior-level relationships with key suppliers.
• Develop sourcing strategies for long-lead equipment.
• Oversee procurement strategies for construction contractors.
• Establish commercial frameworks for industrial equipment.
• Develop supplier capacity, risk-mitigation, and continuity plans.
• Create and execute cost-reduction roadmaps.

Required qualifications

• 10 or more years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, procurement, or supplier management.
• Hands on experience in identifying suppliers of complex industrial parts.
• Experience sourcing industrial equipment for capital projects.
• Knowledge of construction contractors and capital-equipment procurement integration.
• Experience negotiating complex industrial-equipment agreements.
• Experience managing the procurement of long-lead equipment.
• Success developing global supply bases and managing strategic suppliers.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, process flow diagrams, equipment datasheets, specifications, and supplier technical submittals.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to lead complex, high-value negotiations.
• Experience partnering with Engineering, Project Delivery, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and Legal teams.
• Strong executive communication, analytical, project-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Excel.

Nice to have

• Experience building or scaling supply chain capabilities within a high-growth industrial, energy, climate-technology, manufacturing, or hardware company.
• Experience sourcing equipment for thermal-energy, power-generation, energy-storage, chemical-processing, or other heavy-industrial applications.
• Experience supporting projects and suppliers across multiple international markets.
• Experience recruiting, managing, and developing strategic sourcing or supply chain teams.
• Advanced degree or relevant professional certification in supply chain, procurement, engineering, or business.

About the company

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power. Rondo Heat Batteries turn low-cost renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power.