Senior Supply Chain Program Manager

Zoox; California (MO); On-site; USD 163,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights

Amazon RSUs

Health insurance

Job summary

Zoox is seeking an experienced Program Manager to own the Supplier Health & Readiness initiative across the organization. You will serve as the primary program manager and liaison among strategic sourcing, supplier quality, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and finance, driving readiness reporting to executive management.

You will collaborate with the core Program Management Organization to ensure visibility, communication, and timely execution of business objectives across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of project management experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and present to teams/executive management.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex programs and projects.
• Excellent analytical skills including advanced Excel (macros, VBA); SQL knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive overall Supplier Health & Readiness initiative at Zoox.
• Deliver regular status updates on supply chain readiness to executive management, highlighting risks and proposing solutions.
• Define, implement, and drive execution of requirements, workflows, and plans to key program timelines.
• Develop and maintain tools and dashboards to track status and communicate project metrics to Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, Strategic Sourcing, and Finance.
• Track and highlight potential program risks arising from Supplier Health & Readiness activities in a timely manner.
• Analyze the full supply chain for the project by defining and measuring performance criteria to support strategic decision-making.

Job description

The Supply Chain, Quality & Reliability (SCQR) team is seeking an experienced Program Manager to support our supply chain management-related activities across the organization. In this role, you will own the Supplier Health & Readiness initiative at Zoox, functioning as the overall program manager as well as key liaison between strategic sourcing, supplier quality and industrialization, vehicle and advanced hardware engineering, manufacturing and logistics. You will collaborate closely with all of these key internal stakeholders and drive overall readiness reporting to executive management.

You will also work closely with the core Program Management Organization and Vehicle Program Management teams to ensure wide visibility and communication for overall Supplier Health & Readiness, applying project management skills to assure the timely and efficient execution of our business objectives.

In this role, you will:

• Drive overall Supplier Health & Readiness initiative at Zoox.
• Deliver regular status and issue updates on overall supply chain readiness to executive management, including highlighting potential risks and outlining proposed solutions and mitigating steps.
• Define, implement, and drive execution of overall Supplier Health & Readiness requirements, workflows, and plans to key program timelines.
• Develop and maintain tools and dashboards to track and depict key elements of status and to communicate key project metrics to the broader organization including Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, Strategic Sourcing, and Finance.
• Track, identify, and highlight potential program risks generating from overall Supplier Health & Readiness activities in a timely manner.
• Analyze the complete supply chain for the project by defining and measuring performance criteria (milestone adherence, sourcing progress, cost savings opportunities, operational efficiency, etc.) to support strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of project management experience in a fast-paced, highly fluid environment or other evidence of exceptional ability (experience working in a hardware supply chain and/or manufacturing environment is preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and present effectively to teams and executive management.
• Demonstrated, applied experience delivering complex programs and projects.
• Excellent analytical skills including advanced Excel (e.g. macros, VBA) (knowledge of SQL (mySQL, Postgres, etc.) is preferred).
• Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise and problem-solve.

$163,000 - $196,000 a year

Base Salary Range

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

About Zoox

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

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Accommodations

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A Final Note:

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.