Direct Sourcing Lead jobs in the United States

Overview 

Carbon Direct’s Commercialization Team is seeking an entrepreneurial, expert professional with experience in negotiations, business development, or related roles to join our team as a Carbon Removal Sourcing Manager. In this role, you will establish and grow partnerships with project developers, and structure agreements to help accelerate the supply of high quality carbon removals into the market.

Responsibilities 

• Develop project developer and supplier relationships
• Build and grow partnerships with high quality projects through:
  • Prospecting of high-quality carbon credit, SAF, and REC suppliers;
  • Understanding key technical aspects of each technology vertical;
  • Cultivating, maintaining, and engaging prospects through tailored sourcing approaches; and
  • Driving towards deals with high-quality prospects
• Structure and negotiate commercial arrangements for offtake in collaboration with cross-functional teams within Carbon Direct
• Become the internal expert on market strategy for a set of technology verticals, including market standard contract approaches and supply/demand dynamics
• Contribute to supply sourcing strategy and cross-departmental processes
• Articulate Carbon Direct’s value proposition to our supplier base, identify ways to increase our value to suppliers, and represent Carbon Direct at industry conferences

Qualifications 

• Demonstrated experience originating and structuring multi-faceted partnership agreements with project developers
• Analytical problem solver who can structure solutions for diverse sourcing requirements
• Experience with partnership negotiations and contracting
• Business development or related experience, ideally with project developers or in procurement-related roles
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to meet informational needs across a wide range of actors
• Strong organizational and time management skills to meet fast-paced deadlines
• Collaborative and results-oriented
• Passionate about climate action
• Curious and hungry to learn
• Familiarity with carbon removal, corporate sustainability, energy, or a related field
• Science or engineering background a plus

Salary

$112,000-$165,000