Base Power
Global Supply Manager - Plastics
Austin, TX · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement in hardware manufacturing.
About the job
Own global sourcing and supplier relationships for plastics, molded components, and resin parts used in Base batteries and inverters, from RFQ through production ramp.
What you'll do
- Run RFQs, evaluate bids, select suppliers, and negotiate pricing, tooling, payment terms, and agreements.
- Build cost models and commodity strategies; manage supplier performance, capacity, continuity, and risk.
- Present sourcing recommendations and coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and logistics.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement in hardware manufacturing.
- Track record negotiating contracts and managing supplier escalations, including at the executive level.
- Strong cost modeling and Excel skills.
- Clear written and verbal communication; willingness to travel domestically and internationally about 25% of the time.
Nice to have
- Sourcing experience with injection-molded plastics, LSR, thermal materials, specialty resins, or adhesives.
- Experience with MRP or ERP systems.
Tools
Excel, MRP, ERP, injection molding, compression forming, LSR overmolding
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