Manufacturing Supply Chain Analyst
Apply NowCompany: Mainspring Energy, Inc.
Location: Menlo Park, CA 94025
Description:
Company Overview
Mainspring Energy is revolutionizing power generation with the world's most flexible and adaptable onsite power generator, the Mainspring Linear Generator. Commercial, industrial, and utility leaders are choosing Mainspring over traditional options like engines, turbines, and fuel cells to quickly and reliably deliver local power for EV charging, commercial facilities, data centers, and grid-scale operations. The Mainspring Linear Generator is fuel flexible, ramps up and down to meet demand, and utilizes a flameless technology with near-zero NOx emissions.
Backed by top-tier investors such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, American Electric Power, and Lightrock, Mainspring designs, manufactures and delivers its products to customers across the U.S. today, and we're quickly scaling for international expansion.
Inspired by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid, Mainspring is rapidly expanding within the $816B global electricity equipment market, and we're hiring the best talent to meet growing customer demand around the globe. We welcome a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and talents to bring fresh perspectives and ongoing innovation to our customers.
We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:
Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.
Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.
Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring's business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.
More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com
Job Overview
The Manufacturing Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for analyzing and optimizing the end-to-end supply chain processes. This role involves collecting and interpreting data, forecasting demand, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and ensuring timely delivery of products and materials. The Manufacturing Supply Chain Analyst will collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and logistics partners to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and support overall business objectives.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
$105,000 - $125,000 a year
This position is hybrid at our Menlo Park HQ. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee. Along with the base salary, Mainspring offers pre-IPO stock options + benefits.
Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don't meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we'd still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.
In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.
Mainspring Energy is revolutionizing power generation with the world's most flexible and adaptable onsite power generator, the Mainspring Linear Generator. Commercial, industrial, and utility leaders are choosing Mainspring over traditional options like engines, turbines, and fuel cells to quickly and reliably deliver local power for EV charging, commercial facilities, data centers, and grid-scale operations. The Mainspring Linear Generator is fuel flexible, ramps up and down to meet demand, and utilizes a flameless technology with near-zero NOx emissions.
Backed by top-tier investors such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, American Electric Power, and Lightrock, Mainspring designs, manufactures and delivers its products to customers across the U.S. today, and we're quickly scaling for international expansion.
Inspired by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid, Mainspring is rapidly expanding within the $816B global electricity equipment market, and we're hiring the best talent to meet growing customer demand around the globe. We welcome a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and talents to bring fresh perspectives and ongoing innovation to our customers.
We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:
Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.
Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.
Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring's business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.
More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com
Job Overview
The Manufacturing Supply Chain Analyst is responsible for analyzing and optimizing the end-to-end supply chain processes. This role involves collecting and interpreting data, forecasting demand, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and ensuring timely delivery of products and materials. The Manufacturing Supply Chain Analyst will collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and logistics partners to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and support overall business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and optimize supply chain processes with a focus on procurement controls, inventory management, and manufacturing operations.
- Oversee purchasing practices to ensure contract manufacturers adhere to procurement policies and supply chain standards.
- Develop and implement procurement control measures to manage supplier performance, cost efficiency, and compliance.
- Manage inventory levels to support production schedules, capacity planning, and minimize excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory.
- Drive system automation to streamline procurement workflows and eliminate manual inefficiencies.
- Conduct audits, cycle counts, and inventory reconciliation to ensure accuracy and financial accountability.
- Collaborate with procurement, warehouse, and manufacturing teams to optimize material flow and prevent stockouts.
- Develop dynamic dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools to track key metrics and inform business decisions.
- Present data-driven insights to supply chain leadership to support strategic decision-making.
- Ensure continuous improvement of manufacturing supply chain processes through Lean, Six Sigma, or other methodologies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field.
- Minimum 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing operations, inventory management, and procurement control.
- Strong expertise in procurement strategies, supplier management, and contract manufacturer oversight.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and inventory management software.
- Advanced analytical skills with experience using data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Excel to build integrated dashboards.
- Experience in collecting and synthesizing data from internal databases, supplier platforms, and external market sources.
- Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies is a plus.
- Experience with SQL, Python, or other data analysis tools for inventory forecasting and procurement optimization.
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and executive leadership.
- May require travel to supplier or contract manufacturers locations as needed.
$105,000 - $125,000 a year
This position is hybrid at our Menlo Park HQ. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee. Along with the base salary, Mainspring offers pre-IPO stock options + benefits.
Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don't meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we'd still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.
In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.