Manager, Transportation and Logistics

Role Description

The Manager, Transportation and Logistics provides strategic leadership for Energy Vault’s end-to-end logistics function, with direct impact on delivery execution, cost efficiency, compliance, and scalable growth. The role ensures products and components move to the right locations at the right time while defining and continuously optimizing the total network cost of transportation and logistics.

• Serve as the company’s key logistics subject matter expert.
• Build and manage critical partner relationships across the logistics ecosystem.
• Provide guidance on import, export, customs, tariffs, legal, and HSE requirements to support compliant global operations.
• Influence broader business decisions by recommending sourcing and inventory strategies.
• Advise product design teams on transportation cost optimization.
• Partner with executive leadership on risk, capital spend, and organizational growth.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related; MS preferred.
• 7+ years of global transportation and logistics experience, preferably in industrial construction, utilities, energy, or similar.
• Shrewd negotiation skills and keen ability to balance cost savings with relationship management.
• Expert knowledge of technical and legal requirements associated with import and export regulations, globally.
• Proven experience establishing, implementing, and managing a global transportation and logistics function.
• Expertise in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Stellar attention to detail.
• Experience with cost modeling and project management.
• Excellent oral and written communication, as well as emotional intelligence.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, up to 40%.
• Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
• A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!

Requirements

• Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check.
• Energy Vault participates in E-Verify.

Benefits

• Annual bonus plan.
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• 401K employer matching.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and family.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Company-paid Life insurance, Short- and Long-term disability insurance.
• 8-weeks for Paternity leave.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Flexible time off plus sick leave.
• Reimbursement for home office equipment, phone, and internet expenses.