Company Overview
Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.
We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.
And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Ampersand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.
We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.
Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.
Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.
Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.
With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.
Join us in building the power foundation of the future!
Role Summary
We're looking for a Manager, Supply Chain to lead procurement and supplier quality for our Singapore hub. Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain and Logistics, you'll manage a small team and own key supplier relationships across the Asia-Pacific region—ensuring we source the right components, from the right partners, at the right quality and cost.
Responsibilities:
Procurement & Sourcing
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard regional suppliers for components and materials critical to SST and power electronics manufacturing
- Negotiate and manage contracts with strategic partners to secure high-quality materials at competitive total cost (price, tariffs, lead time, quality)
- Develop and maintain a healthy supplier pipeline to reduce single-source risk and support NPI timelines
- Partner with engineering and NPI teams to support component selection and early supplier engagement
Supplier Quality & Development
- Own supplier qualification and ongoing performance management for the APAC supplier base
- Conduct supplier audits and capability assessments; drive corrective actions where needed
- Track and report supplier KPIs including quality, delivery, and responsiveness
- Build long-term supplier partnerships that support Amperesand's growth and quality standards
Team & Cross-functional
- Lead and develop a small supply chain team in Singapore
- Collaborate closely with the Global Supply Chain Managers and US-based teams to ensure regional strategy aligns with global objectives
- Provide visibility into sourcing status, supplier risk, and material readiness to cross-functional stakeholders
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or a related field
- 5+ years of supply chain experience, with at least 1–2 years in a team lead or people management capacity
- Background in procurement or supplier quality for hardware, electronics, or industrial manufacturing
- Experience working with APAC suppliers; familiarity with regional manufacturing ecosystems (e.g. contract manufacturers, component suppliers in China, Taiwan, or Southeast Asia)
- Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills
- Analytical and detail-oriented, with experience tracking supplier KPIs and driving performance improvements
- Clear communicator across technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment with evolving priorities
- Willingness to travel regionally up to 20%
Please note: This role requires working on-site 5 days a week. We do not offer hybrid or remote options.
Pay Disclosure & Benefits
Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.
The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.
- Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
- Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
- Commuter Benefits
- 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)
Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
