Supply Chain Manager, Dojo Structures & Thermal

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Global Supply Manager to support our development teams and contract manufacturing partners in the sourcing of Direct Supply Chain components and parts. The role will focus on project Dojo and/or any other components intrinsic to the successful running of the organization. This role will report to our Supply Chain Group Manager and in parallel be an active sourcing resource supporting our various Engineering groups within Tesla.

Responsibilities:

• Agreements, General Terms & Conditions, Piece Price Agreements, and other related contracts are negotiated and implemented.
• Drive piece price and tooling negotiation process to ensure that Tesla’s commodity pricing meets Best-In-Class expectations, while meeting Supplier Industrialization standards of Best-In-Class quality, in addition to driving continual cost reduction and avoidance initiatives through ad-hoc price negotiations.
• Address all areas of category management including category business plans, market conditions, technology roadmaps, cost modeling, and sourcing strategies.
• Monitor global industry trends, track technology roadmaps, and actively partner with the Design teams to identify/mitigate supply and demand challenges.
• Manage respective supplier relationships and performance, including but not limited to dispute resolution, supplier scorecards, and periodic business reviews.
• Participate in design reviews, change control meetings, and other technical discussions with Engineering partners.
• Participate in Design for Manufacturability reviews with Engineering partners and prospective suppliers, and drive decisions from a cost perspective.
• Ability to understand technical drawings and specifications as well as basic knowledge of manufacturing process controls and quality assurance for their commodity space.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, or commodity management associated with structure and/or thermal commodities.
• Technical & commercial understanding of tooling and manufacturing processes related to mechanical components.
• Experience with mechanical engineering concepts related to the commodity and ability to generate bottom-up should costs based on the understanding of the manufacturing process.
• Proficient knowledge of technical requirements & design of the product and be able to influence cross-functional partners with detailed analysis that supports optimized pricing and product sourcing decisions.
• Excellent negotiator.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Analytical with ability to build out Should-Cost models and cost forecasts.
• Ability to manage multiple topics simultaneously and on an accelerated timeline.
• Degree or relevant experience in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering or Chemistry and/or equivalent experience or evidence of exceptional ability.