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Job Description

Overview

Base is America’s next-generation power company focused on transforming the electricity grid through a network of distributed batteries. The Global Supply Manager will oversee sourcing for sheet metal and extrusion components critical to Base's structural metalwork.

Responsibilities

  • Own the commercial relationship with sheet metal and extrusion suppliers.
  • Take over day-to-day ownership of aesthetic panels, top cover, straps, and aluminum extrusion heat plates.
  • Build and maintain should-cost models for stamped, formed, and extruded parts.
  • Negotiate piece price, tooling terms, and master agreements with suppliers.
  • Establish dual-source or bridge-supply coverage for high-risk parts.
  • Partner with engineering and manufacturing on design trade-offs and production issues.

Requirements

  • Background sourcing stamped, formed, or extruded metal components.
  • Experience owning a commercial relationship with a contract manufacturer or metal fabricator.
  • Comfort qualifying a bridge or backup supplier quickly.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, roughly 25% of the time.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Base is a startup, so priorities may shift and evolve quickly.
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How this job compares in Austin, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $47/hr, this posting sits about 75% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs in Austin, TX — toward the top of a $22–$29/hr middle band drawn from 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

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