Supply Chain Manager, Actuators

Tesla; City of Langley; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electric vehicle manufacturer is seeking a highly skilled Supply Chain Manager. The ideal candidate will manage supplier relationships, lead negotiations for pricing, and drive project timelines. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering and over 5 years of supply chain experience, ideally with mechanical or electrical components. This role requires excellent negotiation skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain management or commodity management.
• Technical & commercial understanding of tooling and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Owner of RFQ's, ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented.
• Drive negotiations for pricing and tooling.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams for project timelines.

Skills

Supply chain management

Negotiation skills

Technical drawing understanding

Project management

Education

Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing)

Job description

Overview

What To Expect: We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Supply Chain Manager to support our development teams and contract manufacturing partners in the sourcing of actuator components and parts for Optimus. This role will report to our Supply Chain Group Manager and in parallel be an active sourcing resource supporting our various Engineering groups directly working on robotic actuators.

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.

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, evidence of experience and exceptional ability, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, or commodity management with mechanical and/or electrical engineering.
• Technical & commercial understanding of tooling and manufacturing processes.
• 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 20% of the time.