Industrial Procurement Leader
☀️ About Bright:
Hey there! We’re Bright, a fintech solar energy startup on a mission to reverse climate change, starting in Mexico. As Mexico's leading rooftop solar platform, we simplify the process of solar adoption through automation, overseeing everything from financial solutions to installation. Backed by top investors like First Round Capital, Y Combinator, and Leonardo DiCaprio, we're poised for exponential growth while maintaining a fun and rewarding work environment.
💼 About the position:
Join us as an Industrial Procurement Leader. Work with our P&L team and play a critical role in achieving Bright’s goals by aligning with the company's priorities. You'll be responsible for lead our operational efforts to bring clean solar energy to Mexico, driving impact as we prepare to double our growth each year over the coming years, expanding and strengthening our P&L team will be essential to our success, and play a pivotal role in aligning the team's priorities with Bright's mission. You will report directly to our Head of Operations and oversee all procurement, logistics, and supply chain management aspects. Key responsibilities include developing cost-saving and growth-oriented procurement strategies, managing vendor relationships, ensuring on-time, quality deliveries, and compliance with procurement policies.
🥇 Who you are:
You have been part of a former procurement and logistic team and have experience building processes in a startup environment.
You have a bachelor's degree, preferably in supply chain management or something related.
You have a minimum of 3+ years of experience in supply chain management.
You have strong knowledge of the Procurement and Logistics Industry and desire to grow within this field.
You are comfortable speaking English and communicating concisely.
Financial Management experience in low-margin industry:
5+ years of experience managing budgets of $1M to $5M USD per month in a low-margin industry (e.g., logistics, retail).
Supply Chain Optimization:
Proven success in optimizing supply chains through cost reduction, lead time improvement, and inventory reduction, consistently meeting or surpassing industry benchmarks.
Proven experience negotiating with vendors and optimizing procurement conditions, including extending credit terms to over 90 days, securing credit lines exceeding $1 million, and reducing delivery times to under 7 days.
Expertise in balancing supply and demand across residential, small commercial (1,300 deliveries per month), and industrial (26 deliveries per month).
Preferred:
You have a certification in Lean Six Sigma, Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), or related.
You have a proven track record managing international suppliers.
You are hungry and scrappy (can get your hands dirty, biases toward action, and don't need a large support team).
💻 Your tasks and responsibilities will be:
Identify, recruit and onboard vendors ensuring they deliver best in class costs and quality of work
(I.e. Manage the portfolio of contractors, maintain and update the recruiting process to keep it as simple and smooth as possible, constantly).
Oversee tenders and per project negotiations with vendors
(I.e. Lead tender processes and coordinate kick of calls with the engineering team as well as reviewing and validating quotes).
Manage and improve vendor contractor performance
(I.e. Maintain and improve a vendor scorecard and create performance improvement plans with vendors).
🎯 Your Key Results will be:
At Bright, we operate on the OKR system pioneered at Intel and used widely at Google and many tech companies. For this specific role, your Key Results (upon which your success will be measured) are:
Objective: Capture 30% market share in Mexico's industrial solar sector.
Key Result: 2.5 MWs installed from Industrial projects (50% of 1.8MWs Oct Goal + 1.6MWs of 2024 YTD backlog) with IRR (measured at commissioning) > 22% during Q4
Leading Indicators:
time from projects’ Welcome Call to Commissioning < 70 days (0.25 days/kW)
14-day trailing of Ops industrial pre-approval deliverables approved within SLA =100%
✅ Benefits:
A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to be brilliant.
Unparalleled learning – We have access to an amazing list of advisors and investors we actively engage with on this project.
Career growth in our expansion plans
Possibility to generate equity at Bright
Private health insurance
Access to cost-free mental health care
Parental leave
Access to mentorship programs
Remote work (48 hrs a week)
☀️Equal Opportunity Employer:
Bright is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.