Global Supply Manager

What We Do

At Terabase Energy, we believe that digitalization and automation will drive the next wave of innovation and cost reduction in large scale solar. To fully unlock the potential of this opportunity, Terabase is developing an interconnected software and construction automation platform. We work alongside project developers, owners, and engineering & construction firms to support the design, optimization, and construction of huge solar projects around the world. Our team is a blend of solar industry veterans and newbies, thought-leaders, dreamers, software, electrical and mechanical engineers, coders, product managers, project managers, and sales and marketing professionals. We are based in Northern California, with several other offices in the United States and around the world. If all this piques your interest, we’d love to hear from you!

Role Summary 

Own global sourcing and supplier management for hardware systems supporting Terabase manufacturing and field operations. Ensure material availability to meet production schedules while driving cost, quality, and supplier performance.

What You Will Own

• Material availability and production support: Ensure critical materials are available to meet manufacturing and field deployment schedules. Own supply continuity, shortage mitigation, and recovery planning.
• Program execution: Lock supply plans for factory ramps and field deployments. Track critical hardware with committed dates and escalation paths.
• Category strategy: Build and execute multi-year sourcing strategies aligned with product and engineering roadmaps.
• Sourcing and negotiation: Run competitive events and direct negotiations for MSAs, pricing, capacity, and SLAs. Drive total cost of ownership, warranty terms, and service levels.
• Supplier development: Qualify and manage suppliers on cost, OTIF, quality, and reliability. Lead corrective actions and capacity scaling.
• Technical alignment: Partner with Engineering on specifications, BOMs, and design-to-cost initiatives. Ensure manufacturability and lead time feasibility.
• Contracts and risk: Own MSAs, SOWs, and continuity planning. Build dual-source strategies and mitigate supply risk.
• Cost and should-cost: Develop cost models and benchmark supplier pricing and integrator structures.
• Compliance and systems: Maintain accurate ERP data and ensure compliance with relevant standards and import/export requirements.