Commercial Operations Specialist

Number of employees

2000

Carson City, NV

Posted on: 2026-07-24

Category: materials

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Redwood Materials is an American clean energy company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, focused on securing domestic supplies of critical battery materials and providing large-scale energy storage solutions. The company recycles end-of-life batteries to recover lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper, creating one of the largest domestic sources of these critical minerals in the United States. Its operations support the broader transition away from reliance on foreign supply chains for materials essential to electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Through its Redwood Energy division, the company designs, integrates, and deploys large-scale energy storage systems for data centers and the national grid, utilizing both new and repurposed batteries to deliver cost-effective solutions. Redwood Materials partners with major automotive, technology, and energy companies including Volkswagen Group of America, Panasonic, GM Ultium Cells, Toyota, BMW, Amazon, Volvo, and Southern Company, reflecting its central role in the emerging domestic battery supply chain. Founded by former Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel, Redwood Materials was established with the mission of building a circular economy for batteries, reducing waste, lowering the carbon footprint of energy storage, and strengthening American energy independence. The company holds ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certifications, underscoring its commitment to occupational health, safety, and environmental management standards.

About Redwood Materials

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

Responsibilities 

Commercial Execution & Reporting 

  • Own end-to-end processing of purchase orders, pricing updates, and commercial transactions for feedstock programs 
  • Maintain and improve reporting workflows, including data merging, validation, and distribution to internal teams and external partners 
  • Lead invoicing and settlement processes; resolve discrepancies and ensure accuracy across high-value transactions 
  • Serve as the primary point of accountability for reporting that supports $2–5M+ in quarterly spend 

External Support 

  • Own the full supplier lifecycle for feedstock partners: onboarding, program setup, ongoing operational support, and settlement 
  • Serve as the primary operational contact for top-tier feedstock partners, maintaining strong external relationships and high service levels 
  • Proactively identify and resolve partner-facing issues; escalate when appropriate and follow through to resolution 

Process Ownership & Team Enablement 

  • Author, maintain, and improve SOPs for Commercial Operations processes within your focus area 
  • Support onboarding and training of new team members; serve as a process resource for the broader team 
  • Identify systemic inefficiencies and lead improvements — not just flag them 

Data & Systems 

  • Maintain clean, auditable commercial data across ERP, CRM, and order management systems 
  • Perform data validation and analysis to support operational decisions and reporting accuracy 

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities  

  •  Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience  
  • 2–4 years in commercial operations, supply chain, or a related field; experience in battery/EV materials or feedstock programs a plus  
  •  Proficient Excel skills (pivot tables, complex lookups, data merging); ERP/CRM proficiency a plus  
  •  Demonstrated ability to own processes end-to-end with minimal oversight  
  • Strong external communication skills; comfortable as a named point of contact for partners  
  •  Proven track record of writing or improving operational SOPs 

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

 

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