Strategic Supply Chain Manager

Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with zero-carbon heat and power. We make it possible and profitable to fully rely on renewable energy for industrial processes.

Antora Energy's thermal energy storage soaks up excess solar and wind electricity and uses it to heat blocks of carbon so they glow like inside a toaster (but very bright!). This thermal energy is then delivered to customers as electricity or industrial process heat up to 1500°C, on demand. In short, Antora Energy turns sunshine and wind into 24/7 heat and power, cheaper than fossil fuels.

Our future hinges on heavy industry. Antora Energy’s technology eliminates the need to burn fossil fuels for industrial heat and power, the biggest source of greenhouse gasses on earth.

We are growing our company with people who put team and mission first, value connection through laughter and joy, and build with humility and openness. We are a high-growth start-up backed by industry-leading investors in our category. People join our team to do the most fulfilling and impactful work of their lives on climate change.

Position Summary

Antora Energy is already building its first commercial scale systems. The Strategic Supply Chain Manager is responsible for creating and executing Antora Energy’s sourcing strategy to innovate and define the path to deliver the lowest cost of stored energy by 2024.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Identify strategic suppliers for pilot and commercial energy storage systems.
• Negotiate supply agreements and Bill Of Materials (BOM) cost.
• Manage supplier relationships, forecasts, and on-time deliveries.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Finance and Legal to create, execute and evolve the sourcing strategy.
• Maintain executive relationships with suppliers, lead Executive Business Reviews, and escalate to resolve supply chain challenges that require executive intervention.
• Improve supply chain and supplier performance, including the use of cost models and objective-based performance measures.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that aim to reduce lead times and cost, improve quality, and reduce financial exposure.
• Create & implement supply chain tools, processes, and policies (ex: Supplier Code of Conduct and Business Conduct).
• Define, recruit, hire, and train a supply chain organization, as needs arise. Ensure buyers/planners are sufficiently supporting supply chain activities.
• Develop and maintain “should cost” models for key components.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, supply chain, engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in supply chain management including strategic and tactical supply, and executive escalations.
• Track record of successes in achieving major cost reductions through collaboration with suppliers and engineering to allow supplier’s deep knowledge of cost drivers to influence design.
• Love for negotiating costs and contracts.
• Experience working independently, as well as working in a team-orientated and fast-paced environment.
• Use statistical concepts and theories to analyze and collect data and construct solutions to business problems.
• Working knowledge and experience with MRP/ERP business software.
• Empathy, sensitivity, and ability to effectively interact with a broad and diverse range of colleagues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fun-loving team player.

Additional Qualifications Desired

• Management experience
• Supply chain experience with heavy/large equipment and/or industrial settings

We encourage you to apply even if your experiences and qualifications deviate somewhat from this list.

Location and hours: Antora Energy’s operations are currently highly distributed, especially so given the current situation with COVID-19. While our core team is concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area, many team members are currently working from home depending on their job functions, and we partner with contractors and suppliers across the US. Our headquarters is located in Sunnyvale, CA. For this role, on-site work one week per quarter will be required and flexibility in schedule can be accommodated.

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Stock options
• A premium benefits package, including:
• 100% employer premium coverage for Anthem PPO Gold health plan
• Option for Anthem PPO Platinum health plan, with employer premium coverage up to Gold level
• Vision and dental coverage
• Life insurance
• 50% health insurance premium coverage for dependents
• Flexible spending account for health care and dependent care
• 401(K) plan
• Industry-leading paid time off policy, including flexible and inclusive holiday observance
• Additional volunteer time off
• Dedicated benefits manager to help employees navigate insurance and our broader benefits
• A flexible schedule and a work culture that is supportive of the differing constraints we all have on our time 
• A team of kind, energetic, and passionate people that values and supports people from all different backgrounds
• Company-supported career development opportunities
• The opportunity to be a leader in a rapidly-growing organization
• A supportive, respectful, and creative environment
• The opportunity to work in an environment in which your everyday actions have the potential for enormous impact in clean energy and climate

About Antora Energy

Antora Energy is a rapidly-growing startup on a mission to decarbonize our energy system by commercializing a new class of ultra-low-cost energy storage. Antora's modular thermal battery technology is charged by electricity, and can discharge both electricity and process heat up to 1500°C. With costs 20x lower than existing storage products, Antora's thermal battery solution reduces customer energy costs while increasing resiliency and slashing total heat and electricity emissions. This breakthrough solution is uniquely positioned to provide zero-carbon heat and electricity at prices below fossil fuels, and ultimately enable deep decarbonization across both the industrial sector and the electric power sector.

Our team consists of leading technology experts and entrepreneurs with deep experience building and scaling new technologies for decarbonization. We are backed by the world’s leading venture capital firms, as well as the US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, and California Energy Commission. Antora Energy was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Our people are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to continue building a diverse, passionate, and creative team dedicated to providing clean, reliable, and affordable energy to everyone on earth.