EV Charging Solutions Inc.

Job Description: Manager, Inventory, Procurement & Contracts Position Summary We are looking for a Manager, Inventory, Procurement & Contracts to join our growing team. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and excels at transforming complex operations into efficient, cost-effective sourcing strategies, with a strong focus on inventory controls and inventory management. You will be responsible for the entire procurement life cycle, from demand forecasting and contract negotiation to vendor management and compliance. A key aspect of this role is actively managing inventory levels and proactively anticipating future needs to ensure supply chain efficiency. If you are passionate about building scalable systems and making a significant impact in a dynamic company, we encourage you to apply. Location: This is a remote role but candidates must live in California for the occasional in-person meetings at our Southern California headquarters (Arcadia, CA). Responsibilities - Demand Management: Forecast demand, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate demand planning and alignment with overall business objectives. - Supply Chain Management: Develop and implement procurement strategies to optimize purchasing and supply chain processes, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of equipment and services. - Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels, forecast demand, and collaborate with relevant teams to maintain optimal stock levels and minimize carrying costs. - Contract Management: Negotiate and manage contracts with suppliers and vendors, ensuring favorable terms and conditions, and overseeing contract performance. - Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, monitor their performance, and identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements. - Procurement Strategy: Develop and implement procurement strategies to optimize purchasing and supply chain processes, ensuring cost savings and a reliable supply chain. - Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks within the procurement process, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. - Budget Management: Manage the procurement budget, track expenses, and ensure accurate reporting. - Reporting and Analysis: Prepare and maintain procurement reports, budgets, and forecasts for management review. - Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of procurement professionals, providing guidance and support to ensure effective purchasing operation. Requirements - 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain operations - ideally within EV, energy, construction, or hardware startup environments - Skilled in drafting and evaluating RFQs, SOWs, and MSAs across diverse vendor types - Ability to work cross-functionally to align priorities, mitigate risks, and optimize procurement workflows - Proficient in managing contract life cycles, including renewals and vendor governance - Hands-on experience with ERP and sourcing platforms such as Salesforce, SAP Concur, NetSuite, and Smartsheet - Experience building procurement processes from scratch or scaling them - Exceptional negotiation and vendor management skills - Analytical skills and business acumen to own budgets and manage costs reporting - Passion for sustainability and clean transportation About EVCS EVCS was founded in 2018 and has quickly become one of the largest and fastest-growing public EV charging networks on the US West Coast. With over 1,500 AC Level 2 and DC Fast chargers installed and growing, EVCS offers drivers an expansive network of fast, reliable, affordable, and conveniently located chargers across California, Oregon, and Washington. Powered by 100% renewable energy, EVCS is disrupting the mobility industry through a turn-key approach that utilizes public and private funding sources to encourage the installation of fast-charging stations. EVCS has secured over $100M in government funding and engaged over 300 public and private site hosts, from Fortune 500 companies to underrepresented communities, to build and grow its net-zero-carbon network. Our team is growing fast, attracting top talent from a wide range of industries. If you thrive in fast-paced, purpose-driven, high-performing environments, EVCS is the right fit for your next career move. Find out more at www.evcs.com

Program Manager, EV Charging Infrastructure Location: This is a remote role but candidates must live in California for the occasional in-person meetings at our Southern California headquarters (Arcadia, CA). Position Summary The Program Manager, EV Charging Infrastructures is responsible for managing the successful execution of EVCS EV charging station projects and programs, managing projects and programs from concept, through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, while meeting project requirements within the contracted scope, schedule, and budget constraints. The ideal candidate for the role will be knowledgeable of construction best practices and project and program management methodologies, an excellent communicator, a collaborative, problem solver, and action-oriented leader with exceptional business acumen and the ability to translate business challenges into actionable solutions in a highly complex, rapidly evolving environment. Responsibilities - Manage projects and programs from origination to commissioning and close out, consistent with EVCS’s values and guidelines with respect to safety, quality, and business ethics. - Oversee and drive project and program’s scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, stakeholder communication, risks, and procurement to meet project and program requirements. - Lead a diverse team of designers, technicians, construction personnel, contractors, consultants, among others, and assign tasks setting and communicating clear expectations. - Create and analyze financial information such as budgets, cost expenditures, and milestone forecasting against project and program schedule to enable overall project and program financial health. - Control costs by: - Effectively planning and reviewing cost expenditures against project and program activity. - Negotiating price & costs with vendors. - Optimizing resource allocations and timing of activity. - Performing risk assessments to forecast and mitigate potential costs impacts. - Build and maintain project and program schedules and key milestones in collaboration with design, construction, finance, funding, and other stakeholders. - Forecast project and program cost expenditure based on the project and program schedule and anticipated spend timing. - Create and manage the project and program milestone payment forecast based on the project and program schedule, the funding program, and when key milestones can be invoiced. - Update key project and program information in project and program software in a timely manner. - Organize and maintain all project and program documentation, ensuring key documents are captured and stored throughout the project and program life. - Facilitate work across the project and program team, develop a project and program schedule, lead meetings to facilitate requirements gathering, plan and track progress, manage and mitigate project and program risks, troubleshoot problems as they arise, and develop solutions to barriers and challenges to success to deliver projects and programs on time, within budget and scope, and with a keen focus on effective and consistent communication. - Recommend sequences for actions, procurement and purchases and coordinates necessary meetings to ensure the timely delivery of products and services. - Support the company’s objectives of continuous improvement by reviewing, incorporating, and contributing to lessons learned, and suggesting changes to process and procedure to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of project and program execution. - Act as a single point of contact with the stakeholder, consistently communicating project and program progress, facilitating the resolution of issues, and following up on Deliverables. - Lead project and program meetings, presentations with stakeholders, internal reviews, and meetings with vendors. - Monitor change orders and negotiations on additional work. - Additional responsibilities may be assigned at company’s discretion. Requirements - Bachelor’s Degree or Related Experience - Minimum 5 - 7 years of relevant work experience as a project and program manager in construction or energy industry - Knowledge of construction, project and program management best practices, and financial acumen. - Strong interpersonal skills. - Ability to interact with customer representatives. - Ability to support and facilitate technical reviews of various documentation and other project and program deliverables. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks and work independently. - Strong skills in Excel and other Microsoft Office products - Must be an exceptional communicator and collaborator - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification About EVCS EVCS was founded in 2018 and has quickly become one of the largest and fastest-growing public EV charging networks on the US West Coast. With over 1,500 AC Level 2 and DC Fast chargers installed and growing, EVCS offers drivers an expansive network of fast, reliable, affordable, and conveniently located chargers across California, Oregon, and Washington. Powered by 100% renewable energy, EVCS is disrupting the mobility industry through a turn-key approach that utilizes public and private funding sources to encourage the installation of fast-charging stations. EVCS has secured over $100M in government funding and engaged over 300 public and private site hosts, from Fortune 500 companies to underrepresented communities, to build and grow its net-zero-carbon network. Our team is growing fast, attracting top talent from a wide range of industries. If you thrive in fast-paced, purpose-driven, high-performing environments, EVCS is the right fit for your next career move. Find out more at www.evcs.com