The Company
8 Rivers is a Durham, North Carolina–based clean energy and climate technology company leading the global energy industry towards achieving net zero.
Since 2008, 8 Rivers has been pioneering infrastructure-scale technologies that can drastically reduce or remove CO2 emissions. We’re proud to be a growing, world-class team of engineering and business experts working together to commercialize technologies and deliver projects across multiple sectors, with a focus on oxy-combustion and ultra-low carbon intensity processes. The 8 Rivers technology portfolio includes ultra-low carbon hydrogen production (8RH2), transformative low-carbon power cycles (Allam-Fetvedt Cycle), and hyper-efficient direct air capture (Calcite). With more than $1B in funding raised into our portfolio, we hold more CO2-related patents than any other entity in the world, and we are actively deploying our technology into projects in the US and abroad. Our diversified suite of technologies was developed to help the hardest-to-decarbonize sectors to achieve their net-zero goals by prioritizing the balancing of economics and science. 8 Rivers is speeding the arrival of a net-zero world where clean energy powers human prosperity.
Apply today if you are interested in contributing to our vision for a cleaner tomorrow, today.
The Role
The Strategic Sourcing Manager is a critical member of the Global Supply Chain Team responsible for developing the network of Suppliers for 8 Rivers and leading commercial negotiations across the diverse portfolio of technologies. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for driving innovation, we invite you to join our team at 8 Rivers and be a part of our journey towards shaping a sustainable future.
Location: Houston, TX or Durham, NC
Responsibilities:
- Identifies potential suppliers, manages NDA’s, and initial supplier outreach.
- Leads supplier due diligence & supplier qualification efforts. Ensures that suppliers can meet requirements and support future innovation.
- Prepares and issues Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Quotation (RFQ) to suppliers.
- Leads commercial & contract negotiations with suppliers to ensure favorable terms and alignment with organizational strategies.
- Works with Supply Chain, Engineering, Project Management and Operations to proactively investigate, notify, and assist in resolving problems from changes in delivery schedules and developing risk mitigation plans.
- Manage contracts to verify compliance with contractual requirements.
- Manage long-term relationships and agreements with suppliers.
- Resolve quality problems with suppliers including defective or unacceptable goods/services with Suppliers.
- Monitor procurement milestones, lead bid evaluation and selection process, award, through delivery. Facilitate the definition of the program objectives, success criteria, scope, governance, and budget for projects with multi-year delivery schedules.
- Provide support to Supply Chain Management team to meet corporate goals, objectives, projects, and KPI’s.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Procurement Management, Supply Chain, or other contract management experience.
- Demonstrated track record of leadership, team building, execution excellence, and delivering results in different business environments.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships within a vast network of colleagues.
- Experience with supporting product development and bringing new technologies to market.
- Strong analytical skills focused on deal economics and contract analysis.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities while optimizing the deployment of resources to meet tight project schedules.
- Strong commercial negotiation skills and experience negotiating procurement contracts for multi-million dollar pieces of capital equipment
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence all levels of an organization.
- Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to travel up to 30%.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10 years of experience with sourcing in an energy, gas, chemical processing, or related CO2 technology.
- 5+ years of experience of capital equipment procurement.
- Strong attention to detail and experience
- Working experience with Coupa or other contract management platform.
- Experience working with engineering, procurement and construction companies to execute projects.
Please Note: Only candidates authorized to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship will be considered for this position.
