Supply Chain Manager

About Aalo Atomics Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Our mission is to make nuclear energy globally accessible, starting with the Aalo-1, a 10 MWe reactor leveraging cutting-edge safety, modularity, and efficiency. Based in Austin, TX, we’re rapidly growing as we work to deploy the world’s first fleet of advanced reactors. Join us and help revolutionize energy for a sustainable future. About the role We’re looking for a hands-on Supply Chain Manager to build and scale our end-to-end supply chain for Instrumentation and Controls. This role is both strategic and operational — you’ll negotiate supplier agreements in the morning, cut POs in the afternoon, create supply chain strategies and build scalable planning processes along the way. You will own supplier relationships, material planning, purchasing execution, and inventory strategies to ensure we can scale production without scaling chaos. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, builds structure where none exists, moves quickly without sacrificing quality and is a great team player. What you'll do Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development Partner with Engineering and Quality to identify, qualify, and onboard suppliers that can scale with us Develop and execute make/buy strategies with cross functional team Negotiate pricing, lead times, MOQs, and contracts Develop dual-source strategies to reduce risk Build strong, long-term supplier partnerships, not just transactional relationships Hands on Purchasing Issue and manage purchase orders through delivery Negotiate expedites by leveraging supplier relationships. Facilitate the resolution of supplier quality, delivery, and invoicing issues. Inventory & Demand Planning Build lightweight but effective planning processes using high level forecast to drive purchasing for long lead material. Key contributor to MRP implementation, reorder point and safety stock strategies. Partner with Sales/Operations to implement forecast processes. Establish clear inventory visibility and reporting Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Engineering on new product introductions (NPI) Work with Quality to support NQA-1 standards and Quality audits Partner with Manufacturing to ensure material is in place to support manufacturing plans Collaborate with Finance on invoice issues and procure to pay strategies. Building for Scale Implement supply chain processes that support sustainable growth Establish supplier KPIs and performance scorecards What Success Looks Like Build a proactive supply chain that can scale with us and support our supply strategies. Implement contracts, strategies and relationships that will support rapid growth in the nuclear space. Clear visibility into supply risk and mitigation plans. Qualifications Experience 5–10 years in purchasing, sourcing, or supply chain in a product-based company. Experience with electrical sourcing and/or instrumentation and control supply chain. Experience in a high-growth environment, strongly preferred. Background in manufacturing, hardware, or complex assemblies preferred. Understanding of what mature systems and operations “look-like” Skills & Working Style No ego amigo. We are one-team with one-focus! Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change. Strong communicator. Highly accountable and proactive. Able to operate strategically and tactically on the same day. Requirements Must be based in the United States Must be willing to work on-site at our headquarters in Austin, Texas What It Takes to Succeed at Aalo We're building technology that will help reshape the future of energy. The pace is fast, the problems are difficult, and the expectations are high. Successful team members consistently demonstrate: Extreme Ownership — You take responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks. You proactively identify problems, drive solutions, and follow through. A Passion for Solving