Supply Chain Lead

Fuse Energy is an energy startup on a mission to make energy abundant and affordable, fast. We combine first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system.

We're looking for a Supply Chain Lead to drive our expansion in China. As our founding team member in the market, you'll work closely with both co-founders to launch and manage local operations. We want an exceptional, first-principles operator with deep technical acumen who can architect our supplier and purchasing footprint and negotiate directly with top-tier OEMs, ODMs and hardware manufacturers to secure our global supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of our supply chain development and management in China, building the function from 0 to 1 and keeping it aligned with our global business
• Drive localised New Product Introduction (NPI) cycles from concept to mass production, owning the RFQ process end to end
• Develop and manage our strategic supplier and purchasing footprint in China, securing critical factory capacity and driving BOM optimisation with top-tier partners
• Drive hands-on quality enforcement and performance tracking across multiple external factories, deeply auditing partner production lines
• Partner closely with the co-founders, finance and R&D teams to ensure smooth regional execution and integration with our global business
• Serve as the real-time communication interface between Chinese technical and manufacturing ecosystems and our UK teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM discipline from a top-tier university
• Proven track record in procurement or strategic sourcing within the clean-tech ecosystem or a parallel technical hardware industry (e.g. electric vehicles, advanced electronics, semiconductors)
• Experience managing contract manufacturer (OEM) or design house (ODM) relationships, including capacity negotiation and accountability
• Strong understanding across both electrical and mechanical components, specifically PCBAs, power electronics or battery packs/systems
• Ability to enforce stringent quality standards and consistently deliver under compressed timelines
• A relentless, first-principles approach to solving ambiguous problems
• Written and verbal fluency in both English and Mandarin
• Proficient in Excel, comfortable with formulas, pivot tables and multi-tab workbooks, able to build cost breakdowns and supplier comparison summaries
• Ability to work well individually or in a team

Benefits

• Competitive salary and eligibility for equity
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs
• Private health insurance
• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees

As we hire globally, benefits vary by location.