Director, Supply Chain & Sourcing Finance

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At Bloom Energy, our vision for a world powered by clean, reliable, and affordable energy is more than just a dream-we're making it reality. For over two decades, we've been at the forefront of the global energy transition, pioneering solutions that empower critical industries to thrive in a rapidly digitizing, energy-intensive world. From revolutionizing power for AI-driven data centers to ensuring resilience for hospitals, electric grids, manufacturing facilities, and utilities, our solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) technologies are redefining what's possible by delivering energy abundance for all. With more than 30,000 fuel cell modules deployed worldwide, we are the trusted partner for Fortune 100 companies and innovators alike. Our cutting-edge solutions enable unparalleled "time-to-power" capabilities, reliability, and sustainability, ensuring our customers remain ahead in a world where soaring energy demand and intensifying energy scarcity are rapidly becoming the new norm. At Bloom, we thrive on collaboration, bold thinking, and relentless innovation. We believe that, together, we can create a brighter, more sustainable future while tackling the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. We are looking for a Director, Supply Chain & Sourcing Finance to join our team in one of today's most exciting technologies. This role will report to our CFO and based in San Jose, CA . This is a fully on-site, in office role 5 days a week . Role Summary Reporting to the CFO, the Director, Supply Chain & Sourcing Finance partners with the VP, Global Supply Chain to drive cost, cash, and working capital outcomes across Bloom's direct material spend. The role sits with Sourcing leadership and the commodity teams - supporting deal underwriting with the supply base, modeling supplier disbursements, owning material cost and days-to-pay reporting, and contributing to commodity-level strategies through annual planning cycles. The scope is everything upstream of the receiving dock: commodities, inventory of raw materials and parts, planning, and the Sourcing function's own budget. It does not cover manufacturing finance, which is owned separately. This role partners with Manufacturing Finance at the receiving dock to ensure clean variance attribution, and feeds direct material cost into Corporate FP&A for total product cost rollup. Location This position is based in San Jose, CA, with regular travel to supplier sites and Bloom's manufacturing facilities in Fremont, CA and Newark, DE. Travel is expected to be approximately 20%. Primary Responsibilities Serve as a strategic partner to the Sourcing team and commodity managers to drive optimal business performance across cost, cash, quality, and delivery in rapidly growing manufacturing environment. Provide financial leadership for supplier deal underwriting, including evaluation of commercial agreements and post-signature performance management, delivering recommendations on pricing, structure, and terms to maximize margin, manage risk, and improve predictability. Oversee monthly close reporting of finance-related metrics for Sourcing (including purchase price variance (PPV) and days-to-pay) and deliver supporting analysis for monthly operating reviews with the VP, Supply Chain and P&L leaders. Own supplier disbursements forecast and execution, partnering with Treasury on cash planning and liquidity management. Lead financial planning and analysis for the Sourcing and central Supply Chain budgets, including headcount, indirect spend, and operating cost. Shape commodity-level strategies through the annual strategy and budget processes, including should-cost modeling, supplier negotiations, and hedging recommendations on key raw materials (e.g., metals, rare earths). Leverage data and analytics to generate insights and support decision-making across commodity operations teams. Drive accurate financial estimates and reporting of inventory levels for raw materials and parts; create the inventory improvement roadmap and partner with Supply Chain to execute against working capital targets. Support Planning on demand-supply balancing, safety stock strategy, and evaluation of financial trade-offs. Support Parts and Service Logistics on parts forecasting, service inventory strategy, and the economics of the installed base. Lead End-of-Life (EOL) and Phase-In/Phase-Out (PIPO) financial planning to minimize stranded raw material and parts inventory across product transitions. Own supplier financial risk analysis, including financial health, concentration risk, and credit exposure across the supply base. Drive cross-functional initiatives to standardize, simplify, and automate processes - reducing manual workload and improving cycle time. Partner with Sourcing leadership to solve operational challenges, drive continuous improvement, and eliminate waste. Use financial expertise and sound judgment to drive a high level of controllersh

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