Procurement Sr. Analyst

☀️ About Bright:

Hey there! We’re Bright, a fintech solar energy startup on a mission to reverse climate change, starting in Mexico. As Mexico's leading rooftop solar platform, we simplify the process of solar adoption through automation, overseeing everything from financial solutions to installation. Backed by top investors like First Round Capital, Y Combinator, and Leonardo DiCaprio, we're poised for exponential growth while maintaining a fun and rewarding work environment.

💼 About the position:

Join us as a Procurement Sr. Analyst and help drive the future of clean solar energy in Mexico! Collaborate with our Procurement & Logistics Team to lead operational efforts and align with Bright's ambitious growth goals. You’ll be responsible for crafting cost-saving and growth-oriented procurement strategies, managing vendor relationships, ensuring on-time and high-quality deliveries, and maintaining compliance with procurement policies. As we aim to double our growth each year, your leadership and expertise will be critical in expanding and strengthening our team, ensuring we achieve Bright’s mission of delivering impactful and sustainable energy solutions. In this role, you will oversee procurement, logistics, and supply chain management, reporting directly to our Head of Operations.

Tasks

💻 Your Responsibilities:

This involves identifying and recruiting top-performing vendors, overseeing tender processes and negotiations, and continuously improving contractor performance to ensure the highest standards in cost, quality, and service delivery. You will collaborate with engineering teams, streamline onboarding processes, and maintain effective performance management systems to achieve operational excellence.

• Identify, recruit, and onboard vendors to ensure they deliver best-in-class costs and quality of work.
• Manage the portfolio of contractors, regularly updating and simplifying the recruiting and onboarding processes.
• Oversee tender processes and lead project-specific negotiations with vendors, including coordinating kick-off calls with the engineering team and reviewing quotes for accuracy.
• Maintain and improve vendor performance by utilizing scorecards and implementing performance improvement plans when needed.
• Foster strong vendor relationships to align with company standards and support long-term operational success.
  
  
  

Requirements

🥇 Who you are:

• Passionate About Building Impactful Solutions: You’re not just looking for a job—you’re ready to embrace the journey of building something impactful from the ground up.
• Solution-Oriented and Value-Driven: You bring energy and determination to every challenge with a mindset that focuses on solutions and creating value rather than just going through the motions.
• Focused on Long-Term Growth: You’re passionate about long-term growth and see the bigger picture, valuing the chance to create something meaningful.
• Technical skills: You have a bachelor's degree, preferably in supply chain management or something related.
• Previous experience: You have a minimum of 3+ years of experience in supply chain management and you have been part of a former procurement and logistic team and have experience building processes in a startup environment.
• Financial Management: You have 5+ years of experience in Financial Management experience in low-margin industry.
• Supply Chain Optimization: You optimized supply chain processes, reducing costs by 20%, improving lead times by 15%, and securing favorable vendor terms, including 90+ day credit terms and $1M credit lines, ensuring efficient and reliable delivery for diverse client needs.
• Nice to have:
• Certified Supply Chain and Process Optimization Professional: You have a certification in Lean Six Sigma, Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), or related.
• Experience with international suppliers: You have a strong track record of managing international suppliers, successfully navigating cultural and logistical challenges to ensure timely delivery and quality compliance across borders.
  
  
  

🎯 Key Results (OKRs):

At Bright, we operate on the Objective Key Results System pioneered at Intel and used widely by Google and many tech companies. For this specific role, your Key Results (upon which your success will be measured) is:

Objective: Capture 30% market share in Mexico's industrial solar sector.

Key Result: 2.5 MWs installed from Industrial projects (50% of 1.8MWs Oct Goal + 1.6MWs of 2024 YTD backlog) with IRR (measured at commissioning) > 22% during Q4

Leading Indicators:

Time from projects’ Welcome Call to Commissioning < 70 days (0.25 days/kW)

14-day trailing of Ops industrial pre-approval deliverables approved within SLA =100%

Benefits

✅ Benefits:

• A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to be brilliant.
• Unparalleled learning – We have access to an amazing list of advisors and investors we actively engage with on this project.
• Career growth in our expansion plans
• Possibility to generate equity at Bright
• Private health insurance
• Access to cost-free mental health care
• Parental leave
• Access to mentorship programs
• Remote work (48 hrs a week)
  
  
  

☀️Equal Opportunity Employer:

Bright is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.