Procurement Manager

Responsibilities

• Include but are not limited to:
• Vendor and Supplier Relationship Management
• Serve as ThermalWorks' primary day-to-day point of contact for key component suppliers and contract manufacturers, building and maintaining productive working relationships that support the company's commercial and operational objectives.
• Establish and maintain regular communication cadences with strategic suppliers, including weekly or biweekly vendor calls, supplier scorecard reviews, and supplier business reviews on a recurring schedule.
• Onboard new vendors, including the collection of vendor master data, payment terms, certifications, and compliance documentation; coordinate with Finance and Compliance on vendor approval workflows.
• Resolve day-to-day supplier issues that arise across the order lifecycle, including pricing discrepancies, quantity disputes, delivery schedule changes, and quality holds; escalate to leadership when issues require executive intervention.
• Maintain professional, accountable relationships with suppliers under conditions where commercial pressure is high; represent ThermalWorks credibly in negotiations, escalations, and partnership conversations.
• Pricing and Lead Time Intelligence
• Maintain a current, accurate view of pricing across all critical components, including base pricing, freight, tariffs, and any volume-related adjustments; flag pricing changes to leadership before they affect quotes or customer contracts.
• Maintain a current, accurate view of lead times across all critical components, with attention to supplier capacity constraints, seasonal patterns, and any supplier-side events that could compress or extend delivery timelines.
• Build and maintain historical pricing and lead time records for use in quote development, contract negotiation, force majeure and cost-recovery cases, and annual budget exercises.
• Identify alternate sources for components where current supply is constrained, single-sourced, or carries elevated risk; develop and qualify backup suppliers as part of supply chain resilience work.
• Support quote development and customer pricing decisions by providing accurate, current cost and lead time data to commercial and engineering teams.
• Shipment Tracking and Manufacturing Schedule Protection
• Maintain visibility on every open purchase order across critical components and contract manufacturing relationships, with clear knowledge of expected ship dates, actual ship dates, and any slippage in between.
• Operate a structured shipment tracking process with documented escalation paths; identify late or at-risk shipments early enough to allow corrective action before manufacturing schedules are affected.
• Coordinate with manufacturing partners, customs brokers, and freight forwarders to expedite shipments when production schedules require it, including air freight decisions, partial shipment arrangements, and routing changes.
• Communicate proactively with manufacturing

Additional Information

Thermal Works LLC has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join our team, working directly with Operations team and lead the company's day-to-day vendor management, sourcing intelligence, and supply chain reliability work. The Procurement Manager serves as the company's primary interface with key component suppliers and contract manufacturers - building and maintaining the relationships that allow ThermalWorks to source the right parts at the right prices on the right timelines, and intervening early when supply chain risk threatens manufacturing schedules. ThermalWorks values efficiency and strives to maintain smooth operations. Our primary focus is on providing an integrated cooling system for data centers and commercial buildings that dramatically reduces the energy demand, water consumption and cost of cooling. It transforms the economics and eco-metrics of commercial cooling with zero water solutions that outperform air- and water-cooled systems in any climate. ThermalWorks solutions are sustainable and cutting-edge. For that reason, we are highly selective about the people we bring on board because our work depends on it. Change and progress happen quickly, and we must be able to trust one another to be honest, communicative, reliable and self-motivated. We seek ultra-creatives and superstar performers with a sense of humility and a hunger to make a positive impact in the world. We offer flexibility and endless growth opportunities to those who can harness their skills and talents and identify how and where to use them to add value. ThermalWorks is one of several "inspired infrastructure" companies that work collaboratively under our parent company, Endeavour Energy, LLC. At the heart of this ecosystem is a diverse group of bright, passionate, dedicated people, working together to make a real difference for people and the planet. ThermalWorks is looking for someone to join our team to help us move the needle toward sustainable change. Are you ready to join the journey?

Your Match

How well this role fits your profile.

Company Intel

What employees say

Worked at li-thermal-works? Share your experience