Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy, fast.
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.
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.
Requirements:
- 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.
Benefits:
- 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.
