Staff Finance Associate, Energy Storage
Redwood Materials · San Francisco, United States · 5mo ago
About Redwood Materials
Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.
Staff Finance Associate, Energy Storage
We’re looking for a Staff Finance Associate to join our Energy Storage group in San Francisco. In this role, you’ll operate at the intersection of supply chain, manufacturing, and finance, serving as the financial and analytical backbone of our product cost and sourcing strategy. This is not a traditional finance role - this position is focused on driving BOM transparency, cost optimization, and supply chain decision-making across our energy storage business.
Responsibilities will include:
- Own and maintain detailed bill of materials (BOM) cost models across all energy storage products, including raw materials, cells, modules, power electronics, balance of system, and packaging — ensuring accuracy, version control, and visibility across the organization
- Develop and manage should-cost models to benchmark components and subassembly pricing against market rates, supplier quotes, and internal expectations
- Identify, quantify, and drive cost reduction initiatives across the supply chain in partnership with engineering, procurement, and operations — including supplier negotiations, design-to-value opportunities, and make-vs-buy analysis
- Analyze supplier cost structures, trade terms, and logistics economics to inform sourcing strategy and mitigate supply risk
- Build financial and operational frameworks that connect procurement decisions, supplier performance, and manufacturing trade-offs to margin and unit economics outcomes
- Partner cross-functionally to inform pricing, sourcing, second-sourcing, and supply chain strategy with rigorous cost and operational analysis
Desired Qualifications:
- Strong supply chain, manufacturing, or operational finance backgrounds
- 5+ years of experience as a Global Supply Manager (GSM), Commodity Manager, or Sourcing Manager, or Supply Chain Program Manager OR 5+ years managing finance for a manufacturing operation, plant, or production environment
- Strong foundation in BOM cost modeling, should-cost analysis, sourcing strategy, or manufacturing economics
- Deep familiarity with supply chain cost drivers, supplier pricing dynamics, and operational trade-offs
- Exceptional Excel and modeling skills, with the ability to build bottoms-up cost analyses tied to real-world operations
- Ability to translate complex supply chain and technical inputs into clear financial insights for cross-functional and executive stakeholders
- Strong communication skills and comfort working across engineering, procurement, operations, and leadership teams
- Self-starter mentality with the ability to structure ambiguous, operationally complex problems in a fast-moving environment
- Experience in energy storage, battery systems, or other manufacturing-heavy, hardware businesses
- A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place
In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and skills.
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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