Supply Chain Manager, Capital Equipment

What To Expect
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Supply Chain Manager, Capital Equipment to support our development teams in the sourcing of capital manufacturing equipment for current and future production projects. 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.

The Supply Chain Manager builds and leverages strong working relationships with our engineering teams and key suppliers to assure cost, quality, and delivery targets are met. They work toward good supplier relationships and total costs of ownership to achieve maximum advantage for Tesla and our customers.

Tesla is a fast moving, dynamic environment where flexibility and adaptability are key attributes needed for success. The successful candidate will be a self-starter; motivated with expert overall sourcing expertise.

What You'll Do- Build technical knowledge of manufacturing processes, technology landscape, and supply base for responsible sub-systems.
- Owner of RFQ's - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented. Ensures Non-Disclosure Agreements, General Terms & Conditions, and other related contracts are negotiated and appropriately before business is initiated.
- Validate, analyze, and make sourcing recommendations based on quote packages from suppliers.
- Fully support aggressive program and project timelines.
- Negotiate pricing, commercial terms and issue PO's for Production Equipment, Tooling and services
- Support organizational cost management objectives by identifying and negotiating commercial cost reduction opportunities.
- Negotiate cost changes related to product design changes on current production.
- Identify qualified suppliers and drive continuous quality improvement.
- Work on "Lean" initiatives and identify other sourcing efficiencies via benchmarking, VA/VE, competitive quotes and resourcing.
- Cultivate Best-in-Industry supplier relationships as single point of contact for all commercial and strategic issues.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of Tesla's procurement, production, and related ERP systems.
- 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.
- 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- Bachelor's degree in Engineering Business, or Supply Chain Management
- 3-5 years of experience in a Sourcing role, preferably for capital equipment or engineering and construction contracts OR a Master's degree in Business or Engineering
- Understanding of contract fundamentals
- Experience developing "should-cost" estimates and analyzing supplier quotes
- Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise and problem solve
- Demonstrated experience achieving and exceeding cost-reduction objectives
- Excellent Excel and other MS Office skills required
- Experience with ERP or MRP purchasing systems preferred.
- Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects, with various teams including engineers and supply chain personnel.
- Excellent negotiation, written and verbal skills.
- Organizational skills to manage and track transactional details.
- Team player and with strong interpersonal and project management skills.
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