Strategic Supply Manager Jobs

Are you ready to rise to the challenge of climate change with the team that will deliver? Form Energy is a U.S. technology and manufacturing company that is developing and commercializing pioneering energy storage technologies to enable the electric grid to run on 100% renewable energy, every day of the year.
Supported by leading investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, ArcelorMittal, TPG Rise, MIT’s The Engine, and others, we share a common belief that low-cost, multi-day energy storage is the key to enable tomorrow’s zero carbon electric grid. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, we are deeply motivated and inspired to create a better world. We need talented, hardworking individuals who share our goal of tackling the challenge of climate change. Do you want to work with us today to build a better tomorrow?
Role Description
We are looking for a Strategic Supply Manager to join the team at Form Energy reporting to Form Energy’s Vice President, Strategic Supply. Our Strategic Supply organization is a small and high performing team within Form focused on enabling the next generation of product and scale of key starting materials. We operate at the cross section of business development and supply chain, serving as a partner across Supply Chain, Operations, and Tech. As Form Energy scales manufacturing, this role will be critical to identifying, managing, and delivering on success with supply chain partners and outside collaborators key to enabling scale and mass-production of Form’s batteries.
What You'll Do

• Periodic travel to Form, supplier, and partner sites, at times up to 50%
• Identify new market opportunities, collaborations, and business models focused on enabling scale of supply.
• Lead and/or manage collaborative programs with external partners, help to build the team capability to support Form’s needs.
• Lead transition efforts to assure smooth integration with broader company operations.
• Develop and enable transition plans with supply chain, engineering, or other commercial negotiations.
• Partner with Form’s Policy team to develop and match potential supply chain projects with relevant funding opportunities; working cross-functionally within Form and with outside entities to define and deliver project scope and objectives.
• Consult technical teams on partner capabilities and market perspective related to targeted areas of supply development.
• Work cross-functionally to negotiate or support successful negotiation of agreements in collaboration with Form’s Policy, Supply Chain, R&D, and/or Commercial teams.
• Own Form’s engagements for industry and R&D collaborations focused on critical supply areas, setting overall strategy and direction among the executing teams and managing or coordinating internal/external efforts accordingly.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum of 8 years in a business development, project and/or program management role in a start-up or fast-paced tech company
• Customer oriented mindset with a focus on finding creative solutions to problems in order to enable the business
• Ability to navigate all levels of the organization to understand current and upcoming needs, cross-prioritize initiatives and communicate expectations
• Demonstrated track record in applying influence and delivering on initiatives cross-functionally or with limited reporting authority, finding creative ways to “get it done”
• Experience working in a growing R&D and manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of the metals and mining industry; knowledge of business models and connections to equipment manufacturers and major players across the value chain a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or related, MBA a plus
• Experience with government business development and/or program management, proposal generation and management of government funded programs
• Top-notch communications skills

The salary range for this role is $108,025 - $133,255. The range listed is what we reasonably expect to pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and may be modified in the future. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.
Besides joining a community of people working to make the world better, Form Energy commits to you equitable compensation, stock options, and offers a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need to thrive.
We cover 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance for full time employees. We offer a flexible Paid Time Off program and every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. A full listing of our benefits is available on our careers page .
At Form Energy, we are working toward a 100% renewable energy future for everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our revolutionary products. Form Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.