Director of Supply Chain

Job description

Xcimer Energy leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture. Our mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. Xcimer has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by leading investors, Xcimer is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. Join us in powering a better world with inertial fusion! **This is a full-time, onsite role based at our headquarters in Denver, CO.** As the **Director of Supply Chain**, you will apply your leadership, technical, and operational expertise to build, scale, and execute Xcimer’s end‑to‑end supply chain strategy. This role is accountable for ensuring material availability, cost, quality, and schedule performance across R&D, pilot programs, and future commercial-scale manufacturing. You will partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance to enable rapid development while establishing the foundation for repeatable, industrialized execution. We are looking for a supply chain leader to apply strategic thinking, rigorous execution, and systems-level judgment to positively impact the future of energy. ### Responsibilities - Own and execute Xcimer’s end-to-end supply chain strategy, spanning sourcing, procurement, materials planning, inventory, logistics, and supplier performance. - Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing supply chain organization, including hiring, development, and performance management. - Strengthen, expand, and maintain a robust supplier ecosystem capable of supporting advanced R&D, low-volume / high-complexity builds, and eventual scale-up to production. - Establish sourcing strategies for critical components, long-lead items, and sole‑source or constrained materials, including make/buy analysis and risk mitigation plans. - Shape program-level decisions by partnering with Engineering to integrate design-for-supply, design-for-cost, and design-for-manufacturability tradeoffs into system-level assessments of economics, schedule, and risk early in development. - Own material planning and readiness for programs and builds, ensuring alignment to integrated master schedules and program milestones. - Implement and continuously improve core supply chain processes, tools, and systems (e.g., PLM-to-ERP handoffs, procurement workflows, inventory controls, supplier quality processes). - Lead supplier negotiations and contracting, balancing cost, schedule, quality, and strategic partnerships. - Establish and track meaningful KPIs (e.g., on-time delivery, inventory turns, cost performance, supplier quality, lead-time reduction) and drive corrective actions as needed. - Manage supply chain risk through formal risk registers, alternate sourcing, strategic buffering, and active issue resolution. - Communicate supply chain risks, tradeoffs, and options to executive leadership, enabling informed prioritization and timely decisions. - Ensure compliance with regulatory, export control, and safety requirements as applicable to the supply base. ### Qualifications - **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field. - **Experience:** 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain or procurement including leadership of complex, technical supply chains. - Demonstrated ability to make and influence system‑level decisions under uncertainty, balancing cost, schedule, risk, and scalability. - Demonstrated experience supporting hardware development programs and ideally both low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environments, and high-volume, low complexity manufacturing environments. - Strong working knowledge of sourcing strategy, supplier development, material planning, inventory management, and cost control. - Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence outcomes in fast‑moving, ambiguous environments. - Experience building processes and organizations from early-stage through growth and scale. - Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. ### Desired - Experience in aerospace, energy, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or other highly regulated / precision-driven industries. - Hands-on experience with ERP, PLM, and modern procurement or supplier management tools. - Track record of successfully scaling supply chains from prototype to production.