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Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

zoox
Foster City, CA
•On-site•
Full-time
•
USD 155000-210000 per-year-salary
•
Posted almost 2 years ago
Supply Chain Quality and Reliability
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Job Description

As Strategic Sourcing Manager of Direct Procurement, you will be responsible for Zoox’s strategic sourcing and industry partnerships, which includes working cross-functionally to understand needs for third-party engagement across the business, finding and evaluating potential partners and suppliers, drafting and issuing RFQs, leading the negotiation of all key terms and conditions as well as pricing, managing commercial and supply chain issues, identifying and executing on cost reduction opportunities, and overall management of third party relationships. You can operate independently and possess expertise in electronics, powertrain, chassis, body, safety systems, EV charging, fleet maintenance or capital equipment.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

  • Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for vehicle direct materials (interiors, structural components, advanced hardware) and/or operations infrastructure (EV charging, vehicle maintenance, capital equipment)
  • Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the medium-term (3-5 years) business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle development program and autonomous ride-hailing service
  • Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term, strategic view
  • Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control, etc.) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions
  • Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research
  • Drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions
  • Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service in partnership with engineering and legal support
  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point of contact for all commercial issues
  • Review, analyze, and finalize quote packages from suppliers
  • Support and inform internal stakeholders with respect to supplier selection and management
  • Identify sourcing alternatives to drive efficiencies via benchmarking, competitive quotes, and changing requirements

    • Requirements

    Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in partnership development and/or purchasing in a hardware product environment
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, comfort with legal frameworks, and contract negotiation skills (development, supply, licensing, and service agreements)
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

    • Bonus Qualifications

  • Ability to analyze and interpret market trends relevant to pricing.
  • Proven ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers.
  • Strong focus on cost management and optimization.
  • Experience in evaluating and optimizing Bill of Materials (BOM) costs in collaboration with suppliers.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with engineering teams on cost optimization projects, including sourcing low-cost electrical alternatives.
  • Strategic mindset for negotiating costs with key component suppliers.

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