Global Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing Director

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power. 

Our Rondo Heat Batteries turn low-cost renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power, enabling industrial facilities to replace fossil-fired boilers without costly process changes. The result is lower-cost, zero-carbon industrial energy delivered safely, reliably, and at 98% efficiency. 

Rondo is commercially deployed and rapidly scaling, today. Backed by world-class industrial leaders and investors — including Breakthrough Energy, Energy Impact Partners, Rio Tinto, Aramco, SABIC, SCG, TITAN, Microsoft, H&M, and John Doerr — Rondo is building the next generation of industrial energy infrastructure at global scale. 

We’re looking for a globally experienced Director of Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing to help repower industrial heat at scale. You will lead the sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships required to scale the Rondo Heat Battery (RHB) from breakthrough technology to reliable global deployment. 

This role will own sourcing strategy for critical equipment and components, establish scalable commercial frameworks, and build a resilient global supply base capable of supporting Rondo’s growth. You will partner closely with Engineering, Project Delivery, Manufacturing, Finance, Legal, and executive leadership to balance cost, quality, capacity, risk, and schedule across Rondo’s projects and product roadmap. 

What You Will Do (key responsibilities include, but are not limited to): 

• Develop and lead Rondo’s global supply chain and strategic sourcing strategy in alignment with the company’s product, project-delivery, and growth objectives.
• Build and manage a scalable global supplier network for critical equipment, components, and services.
• Translate product, engineering, and project requirements into clear sourcing strategies, supplier-selection criteria, and commercial plans.
• Lead strategic supplier selection, qualification, negotiation, contracting, and performance management. 
• Establish senior-level relationships with key suppliers and negotiate favorable terms related to cost, quality, capacity, delivery, warranties, risk allocation, and intellectual property.
• Develop sourcing strategies for long-lead equipment and ensure alignment with engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and customer-project milestones.
• Oversee procurement strategies for construction contractors, ensuring that equipment purchasing supports project schedules and contractual commitments.
• Establish commercial frameworks for industrial equipment (such as boilers and other heat exchange systems), including equipment purchase agreements, milestone-based payment structures, performance guarantees, and change-order mechanisms.