Strategic Sourcer
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Listed
- 11 days ago
About the Role
Base is hiring an early-career Strategic Sourcer to own the suppliers behind our home battery systems. This is an entry-level Global Supply Manager role. You'll run sourcing from RFQ to award, negotiate with suppliers, and manage them through production ramp. You'll start with your own set of parts, learn from senior supply managers, and take on bigger categories as you prove yourself.
What You'll Do
- Own sourcing for your assigned parts end to end: gather requirements, run RFQs, compare bids, and award business.
- Negotiate piece price, tooling, and payment terms, and get contracts and supply agreements signed.
- Build should-cost models to understand what drives cost and find cost-downs.
- Manage supplier performance on cost, quality, and delivery, and fix problems before they hit the line.
- Keep supply ahead of demand as we ramp: lead times, capacity, and open orders.
- Find and qualify new suppliers alongside engineering and quality.
- Bring clear recommendations to the supply chain team, engineering, and manufacturing.
What You'll Bring
- A degree in engineering, supply chain, business, or a related field.
- 0-2 years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or manufacturing, including internships.
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
- Clear, direct written and verbal communication.
- Comfort negotiating and holding suppliers accountable.
- Strong organization, with the ability to keep many things moving at once.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, about 25% of the time.
Preferred Skills
- Internship or work experience in sourcing, procurement, or manufacturing at a hardware company.
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as injection molding, sheet metal, or electronics assembly.
- Experience with MRP or ERP systems.
- A technical background that helps you understand how p
Additional information
Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.
About Base
Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization-electricity-by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
Our Values
- 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.
From Base Power Company's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 30, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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