Senior Supply Chain Manager

The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience.

Location:

Boston, Massachusetts The base salary range for this position: $150,800 to $168,000 Depending on experience

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses & PTO 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

The Senior Supply Chain Manager will plan, coordinate, organize, and oversee activities involved in the identification, acquisition, production, and delivery of material, equipment, and services needed for Avangrid Renewables Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Equipment Supply Agreements. Duties include supporting the Supply Chain Management department with strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, quality management, logistics, material management, and contract management activities.

This role is responsible that drives the negotiation, structuring, and closure of equipment supply agreements, and related commercial agreements for battery energy storage projects, ensuring favorable, risk-balanced contractual terms and disciplined commercial stewardship in support of capital project delivery. The position establishes, governs, and enforces enterprise contracting standards, negotiation strategy, and contract performance expectations to enable on‑time, on‑risk project execution and regulatory defensibility.

The Senior Supply Chain Manager exercises decision authority over contract strategy, terms negotiation, and deal closure for BESS‑related agreements and Equipment Supply Agreements , leveraging deep technical and commercial fluency in the Equipment Supply and BESS market to manage contractual risk, delivery commitments, and counter party relationships at scale.

• Provide strategic direction for the contracts function supporting grid‑scale BESS project development and delivery, ensuring alignment between contract strategies, contract types, and technology requirements.
• Establish and enforce enterprise contracting governance, including roles, decision rights, technical and commercial competencies, performance expectations, and succession planning, ensuring consistent execution and accountability across the organization.
• Improve Equipment Supply and BESS contracting strategy with alignment across Purchasing, Engineering, Legal, and Project Delivery.
• Own the end‑to‑end negotiation and closure of Equipment Supply agreements, and Master Supply Agreements (MSAs) for grid‑scale BESS equipment (e.g., battery systems, inverters, PCS, transformers, switch gear), ensuring all commitments are driven by validated project demand and aligned with approved capital plan.
• Lead high‑stakes contract negotiations from initial terms through final execution, with primary emphasis on negotiating and closing favorable contractual terms and conditions.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment with Legal, Engineering, and Risk to resolve contractual sticking points and bring high‑value agreements to signature on schedule.
• Set and govern enterprise contracting frameworks, templates, and negotiation playbooks, and define performance targets by contract/equipment category to balance system reliability, schedule adherence, and risk‑adjusted commercial terms.
• Exercise decision authority to restructure, amend, or reprioritize contract terms and commitments in response to project changes, with accountability for cost avoidance and financial risk mitigation.
• Lead cross‑functional escalation, prioritization, and resolution of contractual and commercial risks that could impact project delivery milestones or regulatory obligations, drawing on direct experience coordinating with EPCs,…