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Tesla Supply Chain Manager Seat Structures 
United States, California, Fremont 
927657677

13.08.2024
What You’ll Do
  • Owner of Requests for Quotes (RFQ's) - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented, Non-Disclosure Agreements, General Terms & Conditions, Piece Price Agreements, and other related contracts are negotiated appropriately before business is initiated
  • Drive piece price and tooling negotiation process to ensure that Tesla’s commodity pricing meet 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 periodic price negotiations
  • Monitor global industry trends, track technology roadmaps, 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
  • Comfortable communicating with technical stakeholders both internally and externally
  • Lead cross-functional teams to manage project timelines including developing and maintaining action trackers, Gantt charts, other program management tools related to on-time delivery of supplier parts against program timing, can build and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams, and influence timely decisions with key stakeholders to support our mission
  • Communicate key supply, cost, and/or quality issues with management teams and develop corrective action plans to mitigate identified risks
What You’ll Bring
  • Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Chemistry, or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability
  • 5+ years of experience in supply chain management or commodity management associated to metal stamping or welded assemblies including but not limited to seat structures
  • Technical and commercial understanding of tooling and manufacturing processes associated to metal forming (stamping) and welded assemblies
  • Understanding of the automotive seating industry, including knowledge of seat structure materials, manufacturing processes, and industry standards
  • Experience with mechanical engineering concepts related to the commodity and ability to generate bottom-up should 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
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time