Tesla Supply Chain Manager Human Rights Battery Minerals 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

811964432

We are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to lead our work on human rights and social issues in our battery supply chain.

• Engage with Tesla's suppliers and Tesla’s procurement team to develop and implement measures related to human rights, worker rights, community engagement, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), Indigenous Peoples engagement, and other social topics in Tesla’s cobalt, nickel and lithium supply chains
• Engage with NGOs, investors, industry groups (such as the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA), Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)), and other external stakeholders on these topics
• Participate in social audits, review audit reports and monitor the implementation of resulting corrective action plans
• Review traceability documentation to support supply chain mapping and trade compliance efforts
• Support the drafting of Tesla's annual Impact Report, Modern Slavery & Child Labor Report, policy updates including the Global Human Rights Policy and the Responsible Sourcing Policy, and responses to customer/investor inquiries
• Travel to supplier sites to engage with suppliers, NGOs, and local communities

• 8+ years’ professional experience
• Degree in Business, Social Sciences, Law, Mining or equivalent experience
• Strong expertise in human rights, worker rights, community engagement, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), and/or Indigenous Peoples engagement
• Excellent research and presentation skills with strong ability to organize and analyze data from diverse sources to communicate findings and recommendations to executive leadership
• Willingness to travel internationally independently, up to multiple weeks per quarter, work across multiple time zones such as Europe and Asia with off-hours meetings up to 3 times per week
• French language skills, knowledge of cobalt, nickel, and/or lithium mining, preferred
• Knowledge of responsible sourcing standards and frameworks, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the Initiative for Responsible Minerals Assurance (IRMA) Standard, and/or the RMI's Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP)