Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Director, Supply Chain – Indirect

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $170,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • 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

Requirements

  • Bachelor's 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 company's 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
Benefits
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain managementcontract managementnegotiationpurchasing processescredit card managementpurchase order approvalssupplier performance evaluationfinancial analysisproject managementrisk mitigation
Soft Skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsanalytical skillsrelationship managementattention to detailproblem-solvingadaptabilityinitiativepersistencetrust-building
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Business AdministrationBachelor's degree in Supply Chain ManagementBachelor's degree in Engineering