Sourcing Manager - Energy Infrastructure Systems

About This Role

This sourcing manager role focuses on managing supplier relationships for the full after-sales service lifecycle of Energy Storage Systems (ESS). The position involves overseeing a broad portfolio of services, including field service, warranty, repair, spare parts, logistics, technical support, and recycling. The ideal candidate will act as a commercial advisor to leadership, ensuring service solutions are scalable, cost-effective, and aligned with business needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sourcing strategies for after-sales categories such as field service, warranty administration and repair, spare parts, consumables, logistics, technical support, training, digital service tools, decommissioning, recycling, and specialized equipment
• Assess supplier markets, identify and qualify capable partners, and lead RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs from requirements definition through evaluation and award
• Partner with After-Sales Services, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Finance, Legal, and EHS to evaluate technical capability, service coverage, capacity, safety, quality, cost, and commercial risk
• Build scalable regional and national supply solutions that support installation, commissioning, preventive and corrective maintenance, warranty response, upgrades, and end-of-life requirements
• Lead negotiation and execution of Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, purchase agreements, rate cards, and other category-specific commercial documents in partnership with Legal and business stakeholders
• Negotiate pricing, warranty obligations, service levels, response times, liability, indemnification, intellectual property, data protection, business continuity, and other terms appropriate to each after-sales category
• Develop cost models and total-cost-of-ownership analyses; use competition, demand aggregation, should-cost insights, and structured pricing mechanisms to improve value
• Establish clear scopes, pricing controls, purchase-order requirements, invoice validation processes, and change-management mechanisms
• Establish and monitor category-appropriate KPIs, which may include service response, mean time to repair, first-time fix rate, parts availability, fill rate, logistics performance, quality, cost, and SLA compliance
• Lead periodic business reviews, recovery plans, cost-improvement initiatives, capacity reviews, and continuous-improvement activities with strategic suppliers
• Act as the commercial escalation point for service failures, supply interruptions, warranty disputes, billing discrepancies, and contract-performance issues
• Identify single-source, capacity, geographic, financial, cybersecurity, and operational risks; develop mitigation and contingency plans with cross-functional partners
• Work with After-Sales Services, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Logistics, IT, and Product teams to translate customer and technical needs into clear sourcing requirements and supplier deliverables
• Ensure suppliers meet applicable environmental, health, safety, quality, cybersecurity, regulatory, and customer requirements
• Align sourcing milestones, supplier readiness, budgets, and contracts with product launches, customer commitments, warranty plans, and service-capacity requirements
• Maintain sourcing documentation, approvals, forecasts, savings and cost-avoidance tracking, supplier risk reporting, and executive updates

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related technical/commercial field
• 5+ years of procurement, category management, or strategic sourcing experience, preferably supporting energy storage, renewable energy, utilities, industrial services, logistics, aftermarket, or another technically complex industry
• Demonstrated ability to source one or more after-sales categories, including technical field services, maintenance and repair, warranty support, spare parts, logistics, training, software or data services, recycling, or industrial service contracts
• Strong understanding of commercial and legal terms, with experience negotiating service, supply, logistics, warranty, software, or other technically complex agreements
• Familiarity with energy storage products, after-sales operating models, warranty processes, service-parts planning, field operations, and related technology is highly desirable
• Proficient in financial analysis, cost modeling, and TCO evaluations
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and negotiate win-win outcomes with sophisticated global and regional service providers
• Experience using enterprise procurement software (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Coupa) and advanced MS Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate technical needs into commercial agreements
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple sourcing initiatives concurrently
• High ethical standards and commitment to supplier diversity and sustainable sourcing practices

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses
• Ford vehicle discounts
• Opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands

Important Details

• Work format: Hybrid
• Company: This role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems within one year

About the Company

Ford Energy is establishing a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, backed by an industrial manufacturing powerhouse and offering industry-leading technology.