Vice President - Supply Chain

About Thea Energy
Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.

Job Description


Job Description
About Thea Energy
Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.


Position Overview
Thea Energy is looking for an experienced, highly motivated executive to define the global supply chain strategy for commercial fusion power. As Vice President - Supply Chain, you will serve as a strategic partner to the Company’s leadership, finance & operations, and technical teams to architect the procurement and logistics infrastructure necessary to scale from prototype to power plant. This role will have a high degree of autonomy, and the ideal candidate must be able to move quickly to secure and manage critical path components in a competitive global market.
Key Responsibility Areas

• Strategic Leadership:
  Develop and execute the long-term global supply chain and procurement strategy to support Thea Energy’s rapid growth and commercialization roadmap
• Organizational Development:
  Plan the hiring strategy and build a world-class supply chain organization, inclusive of sourcing, subcontracts management, supplier management, inventory/warehouse and logistics
• Global Sourcing & Partnerships:
  Lead supplier and partner negotiations and establish strategic partnerships with suppliers of critical materials (e.g. superconductors, vacuum vessels, power electronics)
• Process Architecture:
  Manage and develop company policies, programs, and procedures for inventory control, logistics, and vendor management, evolving these processes as the company grows
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Work with the Company’s leadership to support employee growth & development and ensure supply chain needs are integrated into engineering and financial planning
• Culture Building:
  Employ strategies to build, maintain, and grow the Company’s workplace culture within the operations team, fostering diversity and inclusion

• Executive
  
  Experience:
  
  15+ years of relevant work experience, with significant time spent in senior leadership positions managing and growing supply chain organizations
• Scaling Expertise:
  Proven ability to support businesses through growth periods, specifically transitioning from R&D to full-scale manufacturing
• Strategic Acumen:
  Proven organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining the "big picture" strategic vision
• Negotiation & Communication:
  Excellent negotiation, communication, and collaboration skills, capable of interacting effectively with board members, technical leads, and external partners
• Startup Agility:
  Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment where speed and execution are critical
• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  Ability to work across cross-functional teams to support complex hardware challenges and recruitment needs

• Salary range: $160,000-$250,000
• Comprehensive health benefits (e.g.…