Director, Electrical Strategic Sourcing

Build, manage, and develop a team of commodity managers and sourcing program managers; establish a management layer as the function scales. Own the departmental budget, headcount plan, and organizational sourcing policies and process standards

Serve as the supply chain escalation point to executive leadership; reconcile competing priorities across Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Operations to drive business results

Partner with Engineering and Product Management as a core member of the product roadmap process, contributing supply chain input to feature definition across deployment environments; own DFM and DFX to ensure manufacturability, sourcing optionality, and cost competitiveness are built into designs from the earliest stages of NPI

Set and execute commodity strategy - make/buy frameworks, preferred supplier lists, risk tiering - targeting best total cost across price, lead time, quality, and working capital

Develop and implement the inbound logistics and procurement strategy for the electrical commodity portfolio; support MRP/ERP system development and ensure procurement parameters reflect supply chain strategy

Own the sourcing strategy for Mainspring’s AC-to-DC product transition, including BOM-level lead time analysis, risk buy decisions, and production readiness

Source and qualify power conversion equipment (inverters, transformers, skidded systems) across multiple suppliers to eliminate single-source dependencies; ensure business continuity and benchmark against the competitive supply landscape

Own and execute a multi-path battery and BMS sourcing strategy compliant with FEOC and IRA requirements across non-restricted geographies; monitor FEOC, IRA/ITC, USMCA, and tariff developments to adjust strategies proactively; brief executive leadership on investor-facing compliance and cost readiness

Identify, evaluate, and onboard contract manufacturers for electrical assemblies (US/Mexico, USMCA-compliant); lead rapid-turnaround sourcing for R&D electrical builds including PCBAs, connectors, cables, sensors, and electromechanical assemblies

Own should-cost modeling across the electrical commodity portfolio; lead cost-down initiatives with annual savings targets tied to product cost roadmap milestones and working capital improvement goals

Negotiate contracts from R&D quick-turn through long-term volume agreements; own supplier risk assessments, SPOF mitigation planning, and business continuity for critical commodities

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent technical discipline

20+ years across electrical engineering, operations, and supply chain, with at least 3–5 years managing sourcing teams; experience contributing to organizational sourcing policy and process standards required

Deep technical knowledge of power electronics, PCBAs (SMT/through-hole/mixed), connectors, cable assemblies, and battery/energy storage systems. Hands-on circuit design or PCBA layout experience a strong plus

Experience onboarding contract manufacturers for electromechanical assemblies (US/Mexico preferred); familiarity with MRP/ERP systems and inbound logistics

Proven best-total-cost commodity strategy: multi-source qualification, cost-down programs, working capital improvement, and supplier risk management

Executive presence; ability to reconcile competing stakeholder views, negotiate at senior management level, and own a departmental budget

Familiarity with FEOC, IRA/ITC, USMCA, and UL/IEC compliance-driven sourcing environments

Willingness to travel up to 40% (domestic US and Mexico; occasional international)

Experience in energy storage, battery, or distributed power generation; working knowledge of IRA battery sourcing requirements and FEOC country-of-origin tracing

Familiarity with UL 9540, UL 1973, UL 508a, or IEC 62619 safety certification frameworks

Prior experience in a hardware startup or high-growth manufacturing environment

Six Sigma or LEAN certification