Base Power Global Supply Manager owning sourcing and supplier relationships for Base's home battery systems. Manage RFQs, negotiate contracts, and ensure supplier readiness for production ramp.
Responsibilities
Base is hiring a Global Supply Manager to own sourcing and supplier relationships for our home battery systems. You'll run sourcing from RFQ to award, negotiate the contracts, and make sure suppliers can keep up as we scale production. You'll work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and logistics on new and existing products.
Run RFQs end to end: scope requirements, evaluate bids, and drive supplier selection through award.
Build should-cost models to benchmark pricing, find cost-downs, and back up negotiations with data.
Negotiate piece price, tooling, payment terms, and master agreements, with contracts in place before work starts.
Own key supplier relationships: track performance, handle escalations, and build enough trust to move fast.
Set commodity strategy across a global supply base, balancing cost, supply continuity, and risk.
Get suppliers ready for production ramp and sustained manufacturing, covering capacity, lead times, and end-of-life.
Present clear recommendations on awards, cost, and risk to engineering and executive leadership.
What You'll Bring
3+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement in hardware manufacturing.
Track record negotiating contracts and managing suppliers through escalations, including at the executive level.
Strong cost modeling and Excel skills.
Qualification
Strong cost modeling and Excel skillsClearExperience with MRP or ERP systemsPlease noteFirst Principles ThinkingOperate at Base PaceGive & Get Feedback
Required
3+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement in hardware manufacturing
Track record negotiating contracts and managing suppliers through escalations including executive level
Strong cost modeling and Excel skills
Clear, direct written and verbal communication
Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally about 25% of the time
Preferred
Sourcing experience with board-level electronics such as passives, actives, and interconnects.
Experience with MRP or ERP systems.
Experience supporting a high-volume production ramp.
Our supply chain team sources components, runs manufacturing operations, and builds the supplier partnerships we need to make the lowest-cost, highest-quality home batteries at scale. Homeowners across the country rely on Base for whole-home backup and lower electricity bills. Our network of home batteries also helps keep the grid stable as demand climbs from AI, electrification, and extreme weather. We build in-house and expand at a speed and cost incumbents can't match, and this team makes that possible.
Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.
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.