Supply Chain Lead - China

We're looking for a Supply Chain Lead to drive our Chinese Expansion. As our founding team member in the market, you will work closely with both of the co-founders to launch and manage our local operations.

In this role, you will drive our regional expansion, architect our extensive supplier and purchasing footprint, and directly negotiate with top-tier OEMs, ODMs, and critical hardware manufacturers across the entire clean energy ecosystem to secure our global supply chain.

Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with the co-founders to launch, lead, and manage our local operations in China, ensuring smooth regional execution and integration with our global business.

• Develop and manage our strategic supplier and purchasing footprint in China, securing critical factory capacity and driving BOM optimization with top-tier partners.

• Drive hands-on quality enforcement and performance tracking across multiple external factories, deeply auditing partner production lines.

• Assemble and lead an elite local team of experts to scale our regional operations, engineering requirements, and supply chain infrastructure.

• Serve as the critical, real-time communication interface between Chinese technical and manufacturing ecosystems and our UK teams to ensure seamless product and project integration.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM discipline from a top-tier university

• Proven track record managing complex supply chains, strategic procurement, or sourcing operations within the clean energy ecosystem or a highly parallel, technical hardware industry (e.g., automotive, advanced electronics, semiconductors)

• Written and verbal fluency in both English and Mandarin

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple Tier-1 suppliers simultaneously, enforce stringent quality standards, and consistently deliver under compressed timelines

• A relentless, first-principles approach to solving ambiguous problems

• Ability to work well individually or in a team

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus

• Biannual bonus scheme

• Fully expensed tech to match your needs

• Paid annual leave

• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees