Helion is building the world's first fusion power plant to deliver clean, reliable, and abundant electricity to the grid. Backed by Lightspeed, Peak XV and SoftBank VF.
About the role
This is a newly created role driven by Helion’s continued growth and the need to scale our procurement capabilities. As Indirect Procurement Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to build and develop a growing team, shape how we approach indirect sourcing, and establish the strategies and processes that will support Helion at its next stage.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or a related field or years of experience
- 8+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management, including responsibility for one or more indirect categories such as IT, professional services, hardware, capital expenditures, or facilities management
- 3+ years hiring, managing, coaching, and developing procurement or sourcing professionals
- Demonstrated success developing and executing category strategies in a growing or rapidly changing organization
- Experience leading complex, high-value negotiations and working with agreements such as MSAs, SOWs, amendments, and renewals
- Strong analytical and financial acumen, including experience evaluating pricing models, spend, and total cost of ownership
More about this role
We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.
Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised $1.5 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors including Thrive Capital, LightSpeed Venture Capital, SoftBank, and others to propel us forward. Our current prototype, Polaris, has reached record-breaking plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius (13 keV). Helion is continuing to iterate and on the path to the world's first fusion power plant, Orion.
This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.
This is a newly created role driven by Helion’s continued growth and the need to scale our procurement capabilities. As Indirect Procurement Manager, you’ll have...
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