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
Lead the vendor selection process with engineering teams
Drive price negotiations processes to ensure that Tesla’s commodity pricing are best in class
Drive continual cost reduction and avoidance initiatives through ad hoc price negotiations
Monitor current category market conditions, technology roadmaps and identify supply/demand challenges & opportunities
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
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
Monitor current category market conditions, technology roadmaps and identify supply/demand challenges and opportunities
Develop spend strategies, identify potential suppliers, analyze supplier capabilities, select suppliers and determine prices, terms, and conditions of agreements
What You’ll Bring
3+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering or Chemistry and/or equivalent experience or evidence of exceptional ability
Understanding of costing concepts, cost reduction, modeling, etc. Preferred
Experience in manufacturing, process engineering or product development