Full-Time

Supplier Management Specialist

Posted on 9/18/2025

Budderfly

Budderfly

201-500 employees

Energy management as a service provider

Compensation Overview

$70k - $80k/yr

Shelton, CT, USA

In Person

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
NetSuite
SAP Products
Requirements
  • 3–5 years of experience in supplier or vendor management, preferably in energy, construction, or technology-related industries.
  • Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP) and supplier management tools.
  • Ability to build, maintain, and publish impactful reports.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with changing priorities.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of suppliers.
  • Foster strong, collaborative relationships with vendors to ensure alignment with Budderfly’s service standards and values.
  • Conduct regular performance reviews and implement improvement plans as necessary.
  • Track supplier KPIs (e.g., quality, on-time delivery, cost compliance).
  • Identify trends and risks, and provide actionable insights to internal stakeholders.
  • Resolve supplier issues quickly and effectively to minimize impact on project timelines.
  • Support negotiation and execution of supplier contracts and service agreements.
  • Ensure adherence to all regulatory, environmental, and company compliance standards.
  • Maintain accurate supplier records and documentation in company systems.
  • Partner with operations, engineering, finance, and legal teams to ensure supplier capabilities align with Budderfly’s project needs.
  • Assist in onboarding new suppliers to meet expanding demand across regions and product lines.
  • Identify cost-saving opportunities and support initiatives to streamline procurement processes.
  • Contribute to supplier rationalization efforts and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Stay informed about industry trends and emerging vendors in the energy efficiency space.

Budderfly provides energy management solutions under an Energy as a Service (EaaS) model. It helps businesses reduce energy use and carbon footprints by installing energy-efficient equipment—such as HVAC systems, LED lighting, and storage/behind-the-meter generation—without requiring upfront capital. Budderfly covers the installation costs and then shares the resulting energy savings with the client, creating a performance-based, pay-from-savings arrangement. This approach sets Budderfly apart from traditional vendors by aligning profitability with sustainability and removing upfront financial barriers for commercial facilities like restaurants and retail stores. The company aims to help clients reach net-zero goals, improve operational efficiency, and expand access to advanced energy technologies across local, national, and global scales.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$1.7B

Headquarters

Shelton, Connecticut

Founded

2007

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Industrial sites like Gilman Brothers expand Budderfly beyond restaurants and retail.
  • Virtual power plants can add demand-response revenue and grid value.
  • New debt facilities from GIP and Nuveen fund more customer deployments.

What critics are saying

  • Heavy debt dependence exposes growth to tighter credit and higher borrowing costs.
  • Savings guarantees make underperformance and baseline errors directly hit margins.
  • Customer concentration in franchise chains creates large portfolio loss events.

What makes Budderfly unique

  • Budderfly offers end-to-end EEaaS and becomes the utility of record.[3]
  • It funds all CapEx and break-fix costs for qualifying sites.[3]
  • Its core customers are repeatable-footprint franchisees like Dunkin', Subway, McDonald's.[2][3]

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Budderfly
Mar 26th, 2026
POWER magazine: BlackRock's infrastructure arm leads $250 million bet on commercial building efficiency as a grid asset.

POWER magazine: BlackRock's infrastructure arm leads $250 million bet on commercial building efficiency as a grid asset. March 26, 2026 - POWER magazine covers Budderfly's $250 million debt facility upsizing led by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, bringing the total facility to $550 million. A signal that some of the world's largest infrastructure investors are now treating behind-the-meter commercial efficiency as a strategic grid asset. "Global Infrastructure Partners' commitment, along with continued investment from Vantage Infrastructure, is critical to scaling a capital-intensive business like Budderfly. This expansion of our debt facility strengthens our ability to own the upfront investment, manage performance over time, and deliver measurable energy and cost-saving outcomes for our customers. It reflects confidence in our model and positions us to continue removing friction for commercial operators as they modernize and decarbonize their facilities." - Al Subbloie, CEO Read the full article here.

Business Wire
Mar 25th, 2026
Budderfly expands debt facility to $550M to scale energy-as-a-service platform

Budderfly, a US energy company, has expanded its debt facility to $550 million to support growth of its Energy-as-a-Service platform. The facility includes a new $250 million increase led by Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, with participation from existing lender Vantage Infrastructure, plus an additional $100 million accordion feature. Budderfly enables commercial facilities including restaurants, retail and manufacturing sites to modernise energy infrastructure with no upfront investment, generating savings through improved efficiency. The company targets the US mid-market segment, which accounts for an estimated $55 billion in annual electricity spend. The expansion builds on Budderfly's $500 million equity backing from Partners Group in July 2022. The company has helped customers avoid more than 330,000 metric tons of carbon emissions to date.

CityBiz
Jun 17th, 2025
Budderfly Secures an Additional $100M in Debt Financing from Nuveen EIC

Budderfly secures an additional $100M in debt financing from Nuveen EIC.

Morningstar
Jun 17th, 2025
Budderfly Secures $1B Capital Funding

Budderfly has surpassed $1 billion in capital after securing an additional $100 million debt facility from Nuveen, building on a prior $400 million debt facility and a $500 million equity investment from Partners Group. This funding will help Budderfly expand its energy solutions for commercial properties in the U.S. The company offers energy savings at no upfront cost, using advanced technologies to reduce operating costs and carbon emissions.

Renewable Energy Magazine
Apr 10th, 2025
Budderfly And The Gilman Brothers Company Announce $1.5 Million Solar Power Project In Connecticut

Thursday, 10 April 2025Energy as a service company Budderfly and the The Gilman Brothers Company , a 128-year old specialist manufacturer of foamboard products in Connecticut, have announced a $1.5 million solar project aimed at lowering Gilman Brothers’ annual energy costs by up to 30 percent and while cutting carbon emissions from electricity consumption in half.Budderfly’s $1.5 million investment is empowering Gilman Brothers to power its manufacturing operations with solar energy. The resulting carbon emissions reduction will be equivalent to 9,000 metric tons, or removing nearly 2,100 gasoline-powered cars from the road.“Today’s energy challenges are not the first ones our company has faced” said Jeff Blanchard, Vice President of Operations with The Gilman Brothers Company. “Gilman Brothers has long understood the operational and financial benefits of having greater control over our energy supply as well as transparency into how we’re using it. We also know that managing it is a full-time business. Budderfly’s holistic approach and financial model is what independent manufacturers like Gilman Brothers want - and need. With Budderfly, we’re able to stay focused on our core mission to deliver our customers quality products while also trusting that our evolving energy needs are being met.”Following this project, Gilman Brothers will benefit from a 750-kilowatt rooftop solar system, all-new LED lighting, and an ultra-high-efficiency HVAC system, in addition to several other cost-saving technologies like high-efficiency motors paired with variable frequency drives.“Our partnership with Gilman Brothers is an exciting, first-of-its-kind for Budderfly in the industrial sector” added Al Subbloie, Budderfly Founder and CEO

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