base-power - Global Supply Manager - Harnesses, Cables & Connectors
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Requirements
• Background in sourcing wire harnesses, cable assemblies, and interconnect commodities — with fluency in wire and cable cost drivers, assembly labor economics, connector qualification, and supplier dynamics across high-volume harness manufacturing. • 3+ years sourcing experience in a similar role. • Strong organizational and project management skills. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Flexible mindset and temperament. • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally. Average 25% travel. • Strong record of applying first principles thinking toward supplier negotiations. • Strong record of managing successful escalations up to the executive level within a supplier. • Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs.
Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end RFx processes — scoping requirements, issuing RFQs, evaluating responses, and driving supplier selection to award. • Build and maintain should-cost models for wire harnesses and cable assemblies — decomposing copper, insulation, terminal, connector housing, and assembly labor cost — to anchor negotiations in first principles. • Negotiate piece price, tooling, payment terms, and master agreements — ensuring contracts are in place before business is initiated and that commercial terms hold up at scale. • Own the commercial relationship with key suppliers — tracking performance, managing escalations, and building the trust needed to move fast when it matters. • Develop and execute commodity strategies across AC and DC harnesses, OTS and custom connectors, and terminal systems — monitoring copper index movements, USMCA compliance, FEOC exposure, and dual-source needs to stay ahead of risk. • Drive supplier readiness across production ramp and sustained manufacturing, including capacity planning, lead time management, and obsolescence mitigation through end-of-life. • Synthesize findings and present clear recommendations — on contract awards, cost reviews, risk mitigation, and supply continuity — to engineering and executive stakeholders. • 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. • Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results. • Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information. • Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in. • Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things. • DO THE BEST WORK OF YOUR LIFE AT BASE.
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