Owner of RFI's, RFP's and RFQ's - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented
Ensures NDA, SOW's and Master Purchase Agreement are positioned appropriately before business is initiated
Drive price negotiations processes to ensure that Tesla’s software & connectivity pricing is best in class
Drive continual cost reduction and avoidance initiatives through ad hoc price negotiations
Analyze current spend and evaluate current suppliers. Consolidate spend across supply base to create leverage, analyze purchasing trends and develop sourcing alternatives. Identify new high potential suppliers on global basis
Manage respective supplier relationships and performance, including but not limited to dispute resolution
Develop key performance measures for chosen suppliers and negotiate on multiple variables to award longer-term strategic contracts that result in significant cost reduction and improved service levels
Lead the vendor selection process with engineering teams
Evaluate and provide guidance on final selection of suppliers; Perform value analysis for final selection of suppliers
Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering or equivalent experience
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work in an extremely fast-paced environment
Strong negotiation skills, and experience with software contracts
History of working with connectivity operators to negotiate machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, including pricing negotiation and legal terms & conditions, a big Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel