Senior Strategic Procurement Program Manager

Rivian Automotive; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Rivian Automotive seeks a Senior Program Manager in Irvine to drive strategic initiatives across purchasing and supply chain, using cross-commodity data analysis and should-cost modeling. The role partners with finance, cost engineering and vehicle systems teams to improve commercial outcomes.

The position emphasizes data-driven negotiation, robust cost estimates, and strong leadership to deliver bottom-line impact for Rivian’s electric vehicle programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field required.
• Automotive Domain Expertise: 3+ years of tech program management, supply chain, or strategic procurement in automotive.
• Data & Financial Analysis: strong analytics, modeling, and turning data into negotiation insights.
• Strategic Sourcing Knowledge: understanding RFQ/RFP, supplier quotes, and commercial negotiation.
• Technical & Tools Proficiency: Excel/VBA, Power BI/Tableau, SQL, Python; familiarity with SAP and cost estimation.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Initiative Program Management: run high-impact cross-functional purchasing initiatives.
• Cost Estimate & Financial Analysis: build models to evaluate quotes and CBDs.
• Negotiation Strategy & Should-Cost Modeling: develop data-driven negotiation approaches.
• Supplier Quote Synthesis & RFQ Frameworks: benchmark proposals and identify TCO opportunities.
• Systems & Data Analytics: create dashboards and track spend, savings, and progress.
• Stakeholder & Leadership Alignment: present statuses and financial trade-offs to executives.
• Risk Mitigation & Benchmarking: monitor trends and develop analytical risk frameworks.

Skills

Strategic PM

Cost Analysis

Negotiation Strategy

Data Analytics

Cross-functional Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, or Data Analytics

Tools

Excel/VBA

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Gemini

Claude

Glean

Databricks

SAP

Job description

Rivian Automotive seeks a Senior Program Manager in Irvine to drive strategic initiatives across purchasing and supply chain, using cross-commodity data analysis and should-cost modeling. The role partners with finance, cost engineering and vehicle systems teams to improve commercial outcomes.

The position emphasizes data-driven negotiation, robust cost estimates, and strong leadership to deliver bottom-line impact for Rivian’s electric vehicle programs.