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What to Expect
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Global Supply Manager to
support our development teams and contract manufacturing partners in the
sourcing of Direct Supply Chain components and parts. These could include
specific parts related to one of our four automobiles (Model S, Model X Model
3¸ and/or Model Y), Tesla Energy, Batteries and/or any other components
intrinsic to the successful running of the organization. This role will report
to our Supply Chain Group Manager and in parallel be an active sourcing
resource supporting our various Engineering groups within Tesla.
What You'll Do
Owner of RFQ's - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented.
Ensures Non-Disclosure Agreements, General Terms & Conditions, Piece Price
Agreements, and other related contracts are negotiated and appropriately
before business is initiated.
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 reviews, change control meetings, and other
technical discussions with Engineering partners
Participate in Design for Manufacturability reviews with Engineering
partners and prospective suppliers, and drive decisions from a cost
perspective
Ability to understand technical drawings and specifications as well as
basic knowledge of manufacturing process controls and quality assurance
for their commodity space
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, and other
program management tools related to on-time delivery of supplier parts
against Program timing
Communicate key supply, cost, and/or quality issues with management teams.
Develop corrective action plans to mitigate identified risks.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams
and influence timely decisions with key stakeholders to support our
mission.
What You'll Bring
5+ years of experience in supply chain management, or commodity management
associated printed circuit board assembly.
Technical & commercial understanding of manufacturing processes on print
circuit board assembly and surface-mount technology. Basic understanding
of electronic component manufacturing processes is a plus.
Experience with 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.
Excellent negotiator
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Analytical with ability to build out Should-Cost models and cost forecasts
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management,
Engineering or Chemistry and/or equivalent experience or evidence of
exceptional ability. Master's degree in related areas, a plus
