Senior Manager/Director, Supply Chain Resilience

WHO WE ARE The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Our members provide safe, reliable electricity for nearly 250 million Americans, and operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Collectively, the electric power industry supports nearly 7 million jobs in communities across the United States and drives economic growth and prosperity. EEI also includes hundreds of industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate Members. EEI employees are required to work in office Monday-Thursday, and have the option to work remotely on Fridays. *This role may be filled at the Senior Manager or Director level, depending on the qualifications of the finalist* KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR MANAGER/DIRECTOR, SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE: Reporting directly to the Managing Director, Operational Continuity, the Senior Manager/Director serves as a member of EEI’s Industry Operations division and is responsible for leading a broad range of activities central to securing and increasing the resilience of the electric industry’s supply chains. The Senior Manager/Director of Supply Chain Resilience provides strategic leadership and analysis on supply chain policy and the evolving supply chain threat and regulatory landscape. The Senior Manager/Director is a skilled individual contributor who supports members’ priorities through robust analysis, research, and policy engagement, and works collaboratively with colleagues across the division. The role requires a strong understanding of the policies that shape the industry’s supply chains, including tariffs and trade remedies, federal actions, such as restrictions on foreign produced equipment , federal industrial policy, and use of the Defense Production Act, as well as manufacturer capacity constraints, and efforts to increase domestic manufacturing. It also requires a working understanding of the security risks that run through those supply chains, from hardware and firmware integrity to vendor remote access and software dependencies, and of the associated reliability and cybersecurity standards. The Senior Manager/Director should be comfortable engaging with utility procurement, supply chain, cybersecurity, legal, and business continuity leaders and translating complex technical and operational issues into actionable policy and industry recommendations. Other responsibilities of the Senior Manager/Director, Supply Chain Resilience: Monitor and analyze emerging developments, disruptions, and trends impacting electric power supply chains, including generation, transmission, distribution, grid technologies, equipment manufacturing, and vendor ecosystems. Focus areas include long lead times and capacity constraints for large power transformers, distribution transformers, gas turbines, switchgear, and generator step-up units; availability of grain-oriented electrical steel, copper, and other critical inputs; and the concentration of manufacturing for inverters, battery energy storage systems, and control systems in a few countries. Serve as a subject matter expert on supply chain policy, leading member-driven workstreams, and supporting EEI’s Operational Continuity Executive Advisory Committee, Business Continuity Working Group, and Chief Procurement Officers group. Represent EEI members in engagements with DOE, DHS, Commerce, FERC, NERC, the E-ISAC, the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Defense, and other organizations to advance sector supply chain priorities. Support the management of EEI’s Spare Transformer Equipment Program. Track and assess federal, state, and international legislation, regulations, executive actions, standards, and policy initiatives affecting energy reliability, grid resilience, critical infrastructure security, and supply chain risk. This includes: Trade measures, including Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, copper, and electrical g…

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