Director, Supply Chain

Description

• Negotiate strategic supplier agreements and manage relationships to secure competitive pricing and reliable supply.
• Ensure adherence to import/export rules, FEOC and Domestic Content compliance, and full traceability of sourced components.
• Align supply forecasts with sales, finance, and operations to ensure supply continuity and minimize overstock.
• Seamlessly communicate requirements between a number of disparate stakeholders, including engineers, operations teammates, OEMs, leaders, and investors.
• Lead end-to-end Safe Harbor planning, procurement, and allocation to maximize project eligibility and tax credit capture.
• Direct national inventory strategy, warehousing, and fulfillment operations.
• Maintain and enforce AVL standards for modules, inverters, racking, and batteries, ensuring quality, compliance, and performance.
• Build long-term distributor, EPC, and OEM relationships to secure capacity, co-develop solutions, and reduce supply risk; proactively communicate changing requirements from partners to Palmetto and from Palmetto to partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP), demand planning software, and supply chain analytics platforms.
• Strong people leadership and organizational development skills, with experience coaching managers and emerging leaders.
• Proven ability to develop supplier strategies, negotiate long-term agreements, and manage AVL qualification processes.
• Experience working at an early stage startup is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire high performing teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• 8+ years in supply chain, procurement, and/or operations, with at least 3 years in a leadership role within solar, renewables, or adjacent energy sectors.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to align supply chain strategy with finance, operations, and product; excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills across internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in inventory management, demand planning, and logistics optimization across distributed installation networks.
• Deep understanding of residential solar hardware (modules, inverters, racking, batteries), third-party ownership (TPO) business models, IRA-related tax credit programs (ITC, adders, transferability), Safe Harbor provisions, and FEOC / domestic content requirements.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance