Supply Chain Lead - China

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy, fast. We’re combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system. We’ve raised $210M from top-tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, the co-founder of Solana and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify and Uber. We’re building a fully integrated energy company: from developing solar, wind and battery projects to real-time power trading and distributed energy installations. By selling directly to consumers, we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass savings on to customers.

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. We are looking for an exceptional, first-principles operator with a relentless approach to business and deep technical acumen. 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

• 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 (request for quotation) 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 team to ensure smooth regional execution and integration with our global business.
• 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 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
• 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