Director, Supply Chain - Indirect

Commonwealth Fusion Systems•Devens, MA

3d•$170,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Supply Chain - Indirect at CFS is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of our indirect category strategy. This role also leads the Contracts Center of Excellence and the Supply Chain Systems analyst team. Key responsibilities include managing a diverse vendor base to maximize value, leveraging forecasts to drive sourcing activities, and overseeing the end-to-end procurement process—including PO creation, RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, and invoice resolution. The Director will lead supplier negotiations, identify cost savings, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to align procurement strategies with business requirements. Additionally, this role serves as the primary driver for supply chain process analytics and manages the relationship with the ERP/IT team to support company goals. Travel to supplier locations and our headquarters in Devens, MA will be required as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field
15+ years experience managing supply chains in raw materials, metals, machined components, welding and fabrication, and/or contracted assemblies
High finance acumen to be able to understand a company's financial structure and strategize contract incentives
Extensive technical knowledge of contracting for long lead time items based on project milestones
Strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
Exceptional organizational and analytical skills, with a proven ability to drive complex projects
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
Generate work plans, define milestones, and help define processes that impact direct work.
Ability to map out and understand complex interconnected systems
Maintain a high attention to detail across a multitude of systems, ensuring comprehensive analysis and the identification of any gaps in quality or detail
Reliable and persistent work ethic, seeing tasks through to completion. Stays determined in the face of uncertainty and setbacks
Ability to identify the right level of detail for a given task and the flexibility to adapt to modeling both rough, quick estimates for establishing development priorities
Ability to adapt to a start-up environment, capability to take initiative, develop own tasks and timelines, and solve broad, ambiguous problems
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to consistently produce high-quality materials suitable for a broad external audience
Strong organizational abilities to manage various cases and scenarios
Must be able to travel as needed to remote sites
Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
Willingness to travel to suppliers
Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field

Responsibilities

Build and manage the indirect procurement organization in support of facility, software, consulting, and construction activities
Manage the indirect purchasing process for goods and services from suppliers in support of internal customer requirements
Develop and optimize purchasing business processes including credit card management, purchase order approvals, contract management, and others
Lead sourcing and category based initiatives to identify and select best value suppliers and mitigate risk
Prepare and execute negotiations for contracts and agreements, coordinating with legal counsel where necessary to finalize contracts and statements of work
Adhere to all supply chain policies, procedures, guidelines and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials, intellectual property, and export compliance
Provide constant, clear, and timely updates to internal customers
Manage organizational effectiveness through continuous improvement and functional transformation
Relentlessly gather intelligence on the health of strategic suppliers’ business and informs Sr. Leadership of long-term risk and proposed countermeasures
Conduct periodic supplier business reviews to communicate supplier performance to internal and supplier management teams
Conduct site surveys and business evaluations of existing and potential suppliers
Serve as a point of escalation and resolution of corrective actions with suppliers
Contribute to the resolution of sourcing issues from CFS or their sub-tiers