Global Supply Manager - Board Electricals

About the Role

Base is looking for a Global Supply Manager to source and own supplier relationships, support new and existing product development and manufacture, and to implement industry-leading sourcing strategy. This role will collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, and logistics teams to execute our product roadmap. The primary scope of this role is general hardware manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end RFx processes — scoping requirements, issuing RFQs, evaluating responses, and driving supplier selection to award.
• Build and maintain should-cost models to benchmark supplier pricing, identify cost-down opportunities, and anchor negotiations in first principles.
• Negotiate piece price, tooling, payment terms, and master agreements — ensuring contracts are in place before business is initiated and that commercial terms hold up at scale.
• Own the commercial relationship with key suppliers — tracking performance, managing escalations, and building the trust needed to move fast when it matters.
• Develop and execute commodity strategies that optimize cost, supply continuity, and risk across a global supply base — monitoring market dynamics, capacity constraints, and technology shifts to stay ahead.
• Drive supplier readiness across production ramp and sustained manufacturing, including capacity planning, lead time management, and obsolescence mitigation through end-of-life.
• Synthesize findings and present clear recommendations — on contract awards, cost reviews, risk mitigation, and supply continuity — to engineering and executive stakeholders.

Requirements

• Background in sourcing board-level electronics — passives, actives, interconnects, and related direct electronics commodities — with a strong grasp of component cost drivers, supplier dynamics, and full lifecycle management from production through end-of-life.
• 3+ years sourcing experience in a similar role.
• Strong excel and spreadsheet skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexible mindset and temperament.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally. Average 25% travel.

Preferred Skills

• Strong record of applying first principles thinking toward supplier negotiations.
• Strong record of managing successful escalations up to the executive level within a supplier.
• Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems.

About the Team

Our supply chain team is responsible for sourcing components, managing manufacturing operations, and building the vendor relationships needed to produce and deliver the lowest-cost, highest-quality home battery systems at scale. That means optimizing landed costs through global sourcing, ramping domestic manufacturing, and developing supplier partnerships that hold up under pressure.

Our Values

• First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.
• Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.
• Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.
• Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.
• Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.
• Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating.
• Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.