Senior Staff Commodity Manager, Electrical

🕒 November 4

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $162k - $191k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Mainspring Energy

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2010

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

Manufacturing • Logistics • Consulting

Mainspring Energy is a pioneering energy technology company that develops high-efficiency power generation solutions. Their flagship product, the Mainspring Linear Generator, delivers reliable local power at any scale and is designed for flexibility to utilize increasingly cleaner fuels as they become available. Mainspring is committed to advancing the energy landscape by promoting local power generation, enhancing resilience, and reducing carbon emissions, all while providing cost-effective solutions for a diverse range of applications, including commercial, industrial, and utility projects.

📋 Description

• Own commodity strategy for the assigned electrical portfolio, including power conversion, PCBAs, connectors, cables and harnesses, sensors, power distribution, chassis, and electromechanical assemblies • Identify, qualify, and onboard USMCA-compliant US and Mexico contract manufacturers from RFQ through ramp • Support sourcing strategy for the AC-to-DC product transition, including lead time analysis, risk buys, and production readiness • Lead DFM, DFX, and should-cost work with Engineering from early NPI • Plan and deliver cost-down programs tied to the product cost roadmap • Lead single point of failure mitigation, supplier risk assessments, and business continuity planning • Negotiate pricing and contracts from R&D quick-turn through long-term volume agreements • Partner with SCM Program Managers and tactical purchasing for R&D-to-production transitions • Run supplier business reviews and improve quality, delivery, capacity, and cost with Quality and SQE • Drive supplier selection and present sourcing recommendations to leadership with cost, risk, and schedule trade-offs • Monitor component pricing, market trends, and regulatory and tariff changes, adjusting sourcing plans proactively • Mentor junior team members and contribute to team standard work

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent • Minimum of 15+ years across electrical engineering, operations, and supply chain, with hands-on sourcing and supplier management for electronics commodities; R&D and NPI experience required • Deep knowledge of power electronics, industrial electrical components, PCBAs (SMT, through-hole, mixed), connectors, and cable assemblies • Proven supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and global supply base management • Experience onboarding contract manufacturers for electromechanical assemblies • Demonstrated cost reduction results: DFM, should-cost, multi-source qualification, BOM optimization • Comfort in fast-paced R&D and ramp environments with shifting requirements • Familiarity with FEOC, IRA/ITC, USMCA, and UL/IEC compliance • Strong analytical skills; proficient with Excel and MRP/ERP systems • Travel up to 35% (US and Mexico; occasional international) • Energy storage, battery, or distributed power generation experience • Familiarity with UL 9540, UL 1973, UL 508a, or IEC 62619 • Hardware startup or high-growth manufacturing experience • Experience with US and Mexico manufacturing footprints • Working knowledge of IRA battery sourcing requirements and FEOC country-of-origin tracing • Hands-on circuit design, power supply design, or PCBA layout experience • Lean or Six Sigma certification

🏖️ Benefits

• Pre-IPO stock options • Benefits • Remote work • Salary adjusted to local market conditions based on employee location • Opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge

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