Global Commodity Manager (GCM)

About Endurance

Endurance is building the world's first modular subsea geothermal power plants, converting vast thermal resources under the ocean into gigawatts of baseload power. Backed by Founders Fund, Felicis, First Round Capital, and Point72 Ventures, our founding team includes veterans from SpaceX, Helion, Blue Origin, and Apple. We have completed multiple deep-ocean deployments to subsea volcanoes and are launching a long-term demonstration project this fall. By leveraging modular design, manufacturing scale, efficient drilling, and latent cooling on the seafloor, we are pioneering a new category of energy that outperforms traditional sources on environmental impact, deployment speed, and cost.

What you'll be doing

• As a Global Commodity Manager (GCM) at Endurance Energy, you will work closely with engineering and integration teams to translate designs into fully sourced, build-ready systems.
• You will own supplier selection, purchasing, and planning across mechanical, electrical, and custom-fabricated components. You will track every part on the BOM, identify risks early, and drive actions to ensure builds are never blocked by missing or late hardware.
• You are expected to operate with high ownership and urgency: proactively managing vendors, resolving delays, and continuously improving how we source and plan hardware.

Key Responsibilities

Own procurement across mechanical, electrical, and custom components

Build and manage supplier relationships including machine shops, PCBA contract manufacturers, and component vendors

Expand and qualify new suppliers to increase speed, capacity, and redundancy

Drive RFQs, pricing negotiations, and lead time reduction across vendors

Track full BOM status for upcoming builds and deployments

Identify long-lead items and develop mitigation plans early

Maintain clear, real-time visibility into part status, risks, and delivery timelines

Coordinate closely with engineering and integration teams to ensure build readiness

Manage purchase orders, expedite critical components, and resolve supply issues

Support make vs buy decisions and vendor selection for new designs

Improve procurement and planning processes for speed and reliability

Maintain organized documentation across suppliers, quotes, and orders

Support inventory strategy for critical components and spares

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or planning for hardware programs

Demonstrated experience managing suppliers for machined parts, fabrication, and/or PCBA

Strong understanding of manufacturing processes (machining, fabrication, electronics assembly)

Experience owning BOMs and tracking part readiness for builds

Proven ability to manage multiple vendors and priorities under tight timelines

Strong negotiation skills and ability to drive favorable pricing and lead times

High ownership mindset with a bias toward action and problem-solving

Ability to operate independently with minimal structure in a fast-paced environment

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Clear communication with both engineers and vendors

Preferred Skills

Experience in aerospace, energy, robotics, or other hardware startups

Familiarity with low-volume, high-complexity builds and prototype environments

Experience working with machine shops, weld/fab vendors, and PCBA contract manufacturers

Ability to read engineering drawings and understand technical requirements

Experience with ERP/MRP systems or lightweight planning tools

Track record of scaling supplier networks and improving supply chain performance

Experience managing long-lead, high-risk components

Compensation, Benefits, & Perks

As a pre-revenue startup, Endurance Energy offers competitive base salaries and generous equity packages for full-time employees. Final base salary will be determined by an array of factors including internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and work experience.

A key aspect of our compensation philosophy is that value creation should be aligned with rewards. Right now this means equity is a significant portion of every full-time employee's compensation. As the company matures, there will be continued evolution and changes to the total rewards and total compensation package. What will always be true is that if we win, we win together. Equity is granted to every full-time employee as a meaningful piece of ownership. We believe the people building the company should share directly in the value they create.

In addition to a competitive base salary and equity, employees will receive all of our other great benefits and perks, including:

Benefits : Health, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage

Time Away: Flexible PTO including 12 paid company holidays

Global Fieldwork : Travel to fascinating deployment sites along oceanic ridges in locations like the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, and the Azores

Hands-on Experience : Participate in sea trials and deployment operations in partnership with leading oceanographic institutions

Cutting-edge Development : Work with technology that spans high-power electronics, marine systems, and clean energy

Impactful Work : Help solve one of the world's most pressing challenges

Dive Certification : Company-sponsored recreational dive certification

Other Perks: Access to the company boat, free meals and snacks, and the list goes on!

If you’re selected for consideration, a recruiter will be able to discuss in greater detail.