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Head of Procurement

Fuse Energy

London, England, United KingdomHybridFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 1mo agoVerified open 4 days ago

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
London, England, United KingdomHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Fuse Energy is hiring a Head of Procurement. Fuse Energy is seeking a Head of Procurement to build and lead the procurement function for a rapidly growing renewable energy startup. This role involves transforming third-party spend into a competitive advantage, leading a team of Procurement Managers, and owning the end-to-end procurement strategy across various categories including installations, EPC, and hardware manufacturing. The ideal candidate will focus on supplier selection, performance, relationship management, and cost-out targets.

Key focus areas include Lead the procurement function and strategy across all categories, Lead and develop the complete procurement team, and Manage global supplier strategy and the overall supplier base.

Important skills include Procurement Function Leadership, Procurement Strategy, Leadership, Supplier Strategy, Supplier Selection, and Supplier Segmentation. Preferred (not required): Energy Background, Renewables Background, Construction Background, and Hardware Supply Chain Background.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Procurement Function LeadershipProcurement StrategyLeadershipSupplier StrategySupplier SelectionSupplier SegmentationSupplier Performance ManagementSupplier Relationship ManagementCommercial Terms ManagementContract StandardsApproval WorkflowsSpend ControlsProcurement PolicyCost-Out TargetsValue DeliveryCross-Functional PartnershipBuilding Supplier BasesDelivering Material Cost SavingsCommercial NegotiationContract NegotiationBalancing Cost, Speed, and RiskBuilding a FunctionFirst-Principles OperatorCategory StrategyEnergy BackgroundRenewables BackgroundConstruction BackgroundHardware Supply Chain Background

Qualifications

Significant Procurement Leadership ExperienceSignificant Strategic Sourcing Leadership ExperienceSignificant Supply-Chain Leadership Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy, fast. We’re combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system. We’ve raised more than $210M from top-tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, the co-founder of Solana and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify and Uber. We’re building a fully integrated energy company: from developing solar, wind and battery projects to real-time power trading and distributed energy installations. By selling directly to consumers, we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass savings on to customers.

Fuse’s global supply chain expands across distributed residential installations, utility-scale generation EPC, and manufacturing of our in-house designed hardware. As Head of Procurement you’ll build and lead the function that turns all of that third-party spend into a competitive advantage: the right suppliers, the best terms, tight governance and a relentless focus on landed cost. You’ll lead a team of category-owning Procurement Managers and own the procurement strategy end-to-end.

Responsibilities

  • The procurement function and strategy across all categories: installations, EPC (utility-scale generation) and hardware manufacturing.
  • Leadership and development of the complete procurement team.
  • Global supplier strategy and the overall supplier base: selection, segmentation, performance and relationship management.
  • Commercial terms and governance: contract standards, approval workflows, spend controls and procurement policy.
  • Cost-out targets and value delivery across the group’s third-party spend.
  • Cross-functional partnership with installs, development/EPC, hardware/product and finance to align procurement with the build-out roadmap.
  • Significant procurement / strategic sourcing / supply-chain leadership experience, ideally spanning more than one of: capital projects/EPC, manufactured hardware, field operations.
  • A track record of building supplier bases and delivering material cost savings at pace.
  • Strong commercial and contract negotiation instincts, with the judgement to balance cost, speed and risk.
  • Comfortable building a function from a relatively early base: process, team and systems.
  • First-principles operator who can go from category strategy down to the detail of a single PO.
  • Energy, renewables, construction or hardware-supply-chain background a strong advantage.
  • Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus
  • Bi-annual bonus scheme
  • Fully expensed tech to match your needs
  • Paid annual leave
  • Breakfast and dinner allowance for office based employees
  • Possibility of remote/hybrid
  • A front-row seat at a fast-growing, well-funded energy company solving a problem that matters, with real ownership and high autonomy from day one alongside an exceptional, first-principles team.

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