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Tesla Supply Chain Manager Electro Mechanical 
United States, California, Palo Alto 
285284276

13.08.2024
What You’ll Do
  • Owner of RFQ's - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented
  • Drive piece price and tooling negotiation process to ensure that Tesla’s commodity pricing met 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 for Manufacturability reviews with Engineering partners and prospective suppliers, and drive decisions from a cost perspective
  • Lead cross-functional teams to manage project timelines including developing and maintaining action trackers, Gantt charts, and other program management tools related to on-time delivery of supplier parts against Program timing
What You’ll Bring
  • 3+ years of experience in supply chain management, or commodity management
  • Preferred background in electro-mechanical, electrical, small and large assembly component sourcing/strategy
  • Master’s degree in related areas, a plus
  • Excellent negotiation skills. Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
  • Analytical with ability to build out Should-Cost models and cost forecasts
  • Experience with mechanical and/or electrical engineering concepts related to the commodity and ability to generate bottom-up costs based on the understanding of 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