Application Guide
How to Apply for Global Supply Manager
at Heirloom
🏢 About Heirloom
Heirloom is pioneering direct air capture technology that accelerates Earth's natural carbon mineralization process, aiming to remove 1 billion tons of CO₂ by 2035. Unlike many climate tech companies, they're scaling a nature-inspired solution that permanently stores carbon as stone, offering a tangible path to reversing climate change. Working here means being at the forefront of scalable carbon removal with a team turning geological processes into climate solutions.
About This Role
As Global Supply Manager for carbonation building systems, you'll own the end-to-end supply chain for mission-critical DAC infrastructure including racking, automation, and airflow components. This role directly impacts Heirloom's megaton deployment timeline by securing complex capital equipment through global sourcing and multi-million-dollar negotiations. You'll be the technical bridge between engineering teams and global suppliers, driving cost reductions and value engineering for a core technological asset.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves analyzing supplier proposals for carbonation building components, leading technical discussions between engineering teams and global equipment manufacturers, and developing cost models for multi-million-dollar automation systems. You might negotiate contract terms with overseas suppliers in the morning, then drive value engineering sessions to optimize racking system designs in the afternoon, all while managing logistics timelines critical to megaton deployment schedules.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Heirloom Is Looking For
- Has 8-10 years of progressive global sourcing experience specifically with complex capital equipment and industrial automation systems (not just general procurement)
- Is a 'doer and completer' who thrives in ambiguous environments and can independently drive multi-functional projects from strategy to execution
- Possesses deep technical understanding to serve as decisive link between engineering teams and supply partners for carbonation building components
- Demonstrates proven experience with Total Cost of Ownership management and value engineering for large-scale industrial systems
📝 Tips for Applying to Heirloom
Quantify your experience with capital equipment sourcing—specify project values, equipment types (racking systems, automation/controls, fans/blowers), and global regions you've worked in
Highlight specific examples where you've operated independently in ambiguous environments and 'figured things out on your own' for complex supply chain challenges
Demonstrate your technical bridge capabilities by describing projects where you translated engineering requirements to suppliers for industrial automation systems
Include metrics around TCO reduction and value engineering initiatives you've led for large-scale industrial projects
Show mission alignment by connecting your supply chain experience to climate tech or scaling physical infrastructure (even if not in carbon capture)
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific experience sourcing complex capital equipment and industrial automation systems globally', 'Examples of driving projects from strategy to completion in ambiguous environments without heavy oversight', 'Technical understanding that enables you to bridge engineering requirements with supplier capabilities', "How your supply chain work contributes to scaling physical climate solutions (connect to Heirloom's mission)"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Heirloom's specific DAC technology and how carbonation buildings function within their process
- → The company's current deployment timeline and megaton-scale ambitions (check recent announcements)
- → Existing partners or suppliers in their supply chain (from press releases or LinkedIn)
- → The competitive landscape for direct air capture and how Heirloom's approach differs
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Presenting generic procurement experience without specific examples of capital equipment or industrial automation sourcing
- Emphasizing need for structured environments rather than demonstrating comfort with ambiguity and independent problem-solving
- Focusing only on cost savings without showing technical understanding of the equipment being sourced
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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