Supply Chain Lead - China
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Fuse Energy is hiring a Supply Chain Lead - China. Fuse Energy is seeking a General Manager to lead its Chinese expansion, working closely with co-founders to launch and manage local operations. This role involves driving regional expansion, architecting supplier and purchasing footprints, and negotiating with top-tier manufacturers to secure the global supply chain. The ideal candidate is an exceptional, first-principles operator with a relentless approach to business and deep technical acumen.
Key focus areas include Partner closely with the co-founders to launch, lead, and manage local operations in China., Develop and manage strategic supplier and purchasing footprint in China., and Drive hands-on quality enforcement and performance tracking across multiple external factories..
Successful candidates bring Bachelor's Degree Or Higher In STEM Discipline, Fluency In English And Mandarin, and Proven Track Record Managing Complex Supply Chains. Important skills include First-Principles Thinking, Relentless Approach To Business, Deep Technical Acumen, Strategic Procurement, Sourcing Operations, and BOM Optimization.
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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 raised $170M 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, Uber and more.
We’re creating a fully integrated energy company: from developing solar, wind and hydrogen projects to real-time power trading and distributed energy installations. By selling directly to consumers, we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass on savings to customers.
We're looking for a General Manager to lead our Chinese Expansion. As our founding team member in the market, you will work closely with both of the co-founders to launch and manage our local operations. We are looking for an exceptional, first-principles operator with a relentless approach to business and deep technical acumen. In this role, you will drive our regional expansion, architect our extensive supplier and purchasing footprint, and directly negotiate with top-tier OEMs, ODMs, and critical hardware manufacturers across the entire clean energy ecosystem to secure our global supply chain.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with the co-founders to launch, lead, and manage our local operations in China, ensuring smooth regional execution and integration with our global business.
- Develop and manage our strategic supplier and purchasing footprint in China, securing critical factory capacity and driving BOM optimization with top-tier partners.
- Drive hands-on quality enforcement and performance tracking across multiple external factories, deeply auditing partner production lines.
- Assemble and lead an elite local team of experts to scale our regional operations, engineering requirements, and supply chain infrastructure.
- Serve as the critical, real-time communication interface between Chinese technical and manufacturing ecosystems and our UK teams to ensure seamless product and project integration.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM discipline from a top-tier university
- Proven track record managing complex supply chains, strategic procurement, or sourcing operations within the clean energy ecosystem or a highly parallel, technical hardware industry (e.g., automotive, advanced electronics, semiconductors)
- Written and verbal fluency in both English and Mandarin
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple Tier-1 suppliers simultaneously, enforce stringent quality standards, and consistently deliver under compressed timelines
- A relentless, first-principles approach to solving ambiguous problems
- Ability to work well individually or in a team
- Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus
- Biannual bonus scheme
- Fully expensed tech to match your needs
- Paid annual leave
- Breakfast and dinner allowance for office based employees
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