Redwood Materials
Global Supply Manager, Electronics & PCBA
San Francisco, California, United States · Mid · Full-time
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About the role
- Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America - recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain.
- On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house.
- In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below.
Responsibilities
- Identify, qualify, and develop strategic suppliers for electronics, interconnects, and PCBA components.
- Lead RFQ/RFP efforts, negotiate commercial terms, and establish MSAs, SOWs, and pricing agreements.
- Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure supplier readiness for NPI and mass production.
- Monitor supplier performance and manage escalations in quality, cost, or delivery.
- Support make-vs-buy, dual sourcing, and localization efforts across global supply chains.
- Contribute to CM sourcing decisions, lead-time analysis, and manufacturing footprint strategies.
Requirements
- 4-6 years of sourcing or GSM experience, ideally in EV, energy, or high-voltage electronics industries.
- Strong understanding of PCBA cost drivers, contract manufacturing dynamics, and commodity strategy.
- Experience negotiating commercial and technical terms with suppliers and CMs.
- S. in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent technical background; MBA is a plus.
- Highly collaborative, data-driven, and proactive; capable of thriving in fast-paced startup environments.
- Willingness to travel internationally to supplier and CM sites as needed (10-25%).
Nice to have
- S. in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent technical background
Compensation
- $112,500 - $215,000 USD
- Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
Company info
- About Redwood Materials Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist.
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