Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mainspring Energy is revolutionizing power generation with its innovative Linear Generator technology. They are seeking a highly experienced Senior Staff Commodity Manager to lead global sourcing for graphite materials and mechanical components, ensuring procurement meets stringent technical, quality, and commercial requirements.
Responsibilities
- Own and execute global commodity strategies for complex mechanical components, including CNC machining, castings, forgings, sheet metal, weldments, heat-treated parts, thermal spray, and laser cladding
- Lead the graphite materials category, defining commercial strategy for high-temperature sealing and high-performance applications in partnership with Engineering
- Drive cost reduction through should-cost modeling, DFM collaboration, and scalable supplier strategies
- Mitigate supply and technical risk through alternate sourcing, performance monitoring, and data-driven cost models
- Establish sourcing standards, best practices, and commercial frameworks that scale across mechanical categories and influence broader Supply Chain strategy
- Build long-term supplier partnerships that ensure quality, cost, delivery, and scalability beyond transactional sourcing
- Expand and diversify the global supply base to support production scaling and the transition to high-volume manufacturing, while reducing supply risk and strengthening supply chain resilience
- Lead sourcing and supplier development activities in China, managing regional risk and on-site engagement
- Set and enforce supplier standards for quality, delivery, and compliance
- Drive continuous improvement through joint process reviews, performance metrics and corrective actions
- Lead negotiation and execution of MSAs and LTAs, including pricing, liability, capacity commitments, and service-level agreements
Skills
- 15+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or supply chain leadership
- Strong background sourcing custom mechanical components and managing complex BOMs
- Engineering degree (Mechanical, Materials, Chemical preferred) or equivalent technical background
- Ability to rapidly absorb and operate in highly technical domains (e.g., advanced materials)
- ERP and procurement analytics proficiency (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)
- Bay Area presence required
- Experience sourcing graphite materials for high-temperature or unlubricated applications
- Mandarin proficiency
- Advanced degree or CPSM/Six Sigma certification
Benefits
- Pre-IPO stock options
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