Join the power movement as Director, Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain Finance
We are seeking a strategic and analytical Director of Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain Finance to lead our operations finance team.
The ideal candidate blends deep Manufacturing and Operations Finance expertise with the executive presence needed to influence operational strategy and manage manufacturing costs. Reporting to the VP FP&A, this role provides financial leadership across manufacturing sites, including planning, reporting, inventory management, capital investment, and continuous improvement initiatives.
The Director of Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain Finance will manage a team of finance business partners, owning finance support across the plants/BUs, and allocations across a matrixed Operations team. As CFS shifts from proving fusion to manufacturing it, this key role will build the operations-finance leadership that turns the breakthrough into economics that support scalability.
What you'll do:
- Serve as the primary financial advisor to the Manufacturing and Supply chain leadership teams, providing strategic decision support on cost management, capital investments, and operational efficiencies
- Translate financial results into operational decisions; bring proactive analysis and clear recommendations to the leadership table
- Responsible for multi-year budgets, cash flows and long range plans as well as financial KPIs to inform leadership decisions
- Lead the economics of make-vs-buy, sourcing, and vertical integration decisions
- Own the financial and capital allocation framework for capital projects including factory build-outs, capacity expansions, new-capability introductions. Drive the development of business cases, ROI/NPV, and post-investment review
- Build and mature the operations-finance infrastructure —data, processes, reporting and systems— for a fast-scaling organization
- Provide financial expertise to support decisions related to production planning, inventory management, and procurement strategies for manufacturing plants that support vertical integration as well as supply external customers
- Responsible for long term COGS improvement and supporting margin optimization efforts
- Direct variance analysis, and management reporting for operations, in partnership with Cost Accounting
- Standardize and own the standard-costing framework, ensuring cost roll-ups, and unit-cost tracking across the plants; oversee analysis of purchase price variance, absorption, yield, scrap, and capacity utilization
- Support the implementation and rollout of planning tools and ERP modules to enable manufacturing and cost reporting
Strategic Financial Leadership:
Capital Allocation and Make vs Buy Decisions:
Cost & Manufacturing Finance for Plants/OEM Business:
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in finance, with a focus on manufacturing and supply chain operations. Deep understanding of Cost Accounting mechanics
- Proven management skills and the ability to lead, mentor and develop high-functioning finance teams. Demonstrated success building scalable processes and systems in a high-growth organization
- Experience supporting multi-site, manufacturing operations and ability to operate in a matrixed organization
- Proven ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels
- Ability to travel occasionally to manufacturing facilities and supply chain locations
Bonus Points For:
- Masters in Business Administration/CMA
- Experience supporting a high-growth company
Must-have Requirements:
- Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
- Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally
- Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- 15+ years of progressive finance experience focused on manufacturing and supply chain operations
- Deep understanding of cost accounting mechanics
- Proven management skills, including leading, mentoring, and developing high-functioning finance teams
- Experience building scalable processes and systems in a high-growth organization
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations
- Ability to operate in a matrixed organization
- Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels
- Ability to travel occasionally to manufacturing facilities and supply chain locations
- Willingness to travel or work occasional nights, weekends, or on-call shifts
- Ability to perform typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods
- Ability to work in a facility with industrial hazards, including high voltage, cryogenics, fumes, noise, and strong magnets
- Master of Business Administration or CMA
- Experience supporting a high-growth company
What We Do
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has the fastest, lowest cost path to commercial fusion energy. CFS is collaborating with MIT to leverage decades of research combined with new groundbreaking high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology. HTS magnets will enable compact fusion power plants that can be constructed faster and at lower cost. CFS is now building SPARC, the world's first commercially relevant, net energy fusion demonstration device. SPARC will pave the way for the first fusion power plant, ARC, that will produce power on the grid. The ultimate mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. CFS has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by the world’s leading investors, CFS is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. If you are interested in joining our team, check out cfs.energy/careers for more information.
