Senior Global Supply Chain Manager
About the Role
We're looking for a globally experienced Supply Chain Manager to help repower industrial heat at scale. You'll play a critical role in scaling the RHB (Rondo Heat Battery), building the sourcing and supply relationships that turn a breakthrough technology into a global deployment.
Responsibilities
- Establish appropriate sourcing strategy with relevant partners to drive business goals and strategy
- Effectively capture and articulate internal requirements to align with business needs
- Communicate proactively with vendors and manage supplier relationships to ensure alignment with Rondo Energy's business objectives and cost targets
- Negotiate contracts and costs with vendors to ensure optimal terms and capacity
- Manage and guide business stakeholders through the sourcing process and supplier selection
- Manage contracting activities and ensure contracts reflect appropriate business and legal terms
- Work cross-functionally with different teams, including Engineering, Legal, and Finance
- Create cost reduction roadmaps for critical components and next generation products
Requirements
- Experience with industrial equipment procurement including FAT/SAT, commissioning milestones
- Familiarity with EPC/EPCM project structures and how Capex procurement interfaces with project delivery milestones
- Experience with industrial equipment commercial frameworks including Milestone-based payment terms and EPA (Equipment Purchase Agreements)
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, PFDs, equipment datasheets, and vendor technical submittals
- Experience managing long lead equipment procurement such as boilers and other heat transfer equipment
- Proven negotiation, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Customer service skills with experience working in a cross-functional team environment
- A high degree of integrity
- Ability to analyze and resolve a variety of issues simultaneously
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with Strategic Sourcing
- Ability to work with a high volume of transactions in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in G-suite, MS Word, Excel
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
- Problem-solving/analytical skills with attention to detail
- Great communication and project management skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical Benefits
- Dental & Vision Benefits
- Life Insurance and AD&D
- Up to 13 paid holidays per year, in addition to a company week-long holiday in December
- Flexible time off policy
- Catered lunches on-site
- 401(k) plan with company match
Pay
The estimated annual salary range for this role is $185,000 to $220,000 and it would be eligible for additional compensation in the form of equity.
Schedule
This role is hybrid, necessitating being on-site at our Alameda HQ 2-3 days per week.
About the Company
We are transforming industrial decarbonization with our innovative Rondo Heat Battery technology. Rondo is deploying low-cost, zero-carbon Rondo Heat Batteries to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and to significantly decarbonize industrial processes that are commonly thought of as "difficult-to-decarbonize". Our heat batteries charge from intermittent renewables to provide high temperature, continuous heat for customers safely, reliably, at an unprecedented 98% efficiency - and at a cost point that is lower than any other method. Our technology is designed to replace fossil-fired boilers. By enabling industries to adopt renewable energy without costly factory changes, we are accelerating the transition to a sustainable future. With over $160 million in funding and partnerships across critical industrial sectors, Rondo is scaling rapidly to meet global demand.