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Tesla Supply Operations Manager Door Trims 
United States, Texas, Austin 
910924865

10.04.2025
What You’ll Do
  • Interact with suppliers’ working level team and executives to ensure Tesla quality, cost and delivery directives are understood and executed
  • Support the regional, commodity SIE teams with commercial oversight and collaborate with Global Supply Managers and Regional Supply Operations Managers to ensure commodity strategy aligns across all Tesla product platforms
  • Monitor current category market conditions, technology roadmaps and identify supply/demand challenges & opportunities. Track raw material, Forex, other market conditions to manage risk of cost impacts
  • Analyze current spend, 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
  • Build and develop cost models by developing a thorough understating of the manufacturing process and aid the commodity GSMs in commercial cost negotiations while driving price negotiations through program life to ensure that Tesla’s commodity pricing is best in class.
  • Manage respective supplier relationships and performance post Sourcing, including but not limited to dispute resolution
  • Evaluate supplier business proposals and present recommendations that will result in cost savings, avoidance, containment, supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models
What You’ll Bring
  • Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering and/or equivalent experience
  • Experience in Vehicle Interior components
  • Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel
  • Experience with New product Introductions
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross functional stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment to achieve business objectives with a strong attention to detail
  • Bilingual or multilingual candidates, especially those fluent in Spanish and/or Chinese, are preferred