Tesla - Fremont, CA
posted 5 months ago
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Global Supply Manager to drive category management for Specialized Services across Tesla manufacturing, service, warehousing, and R&D teams. The scope covers all services supporting operations including but not limited to, Industrial Services (repair/maintenance, rework, facilities services), HR/Recruiting, EHS, and Engineering Services. This role will report to our Supply Chain Group Manager and in parallel be an active sourcing resource supporting our various groups within Tesla. The Global Supply Manager builds and leverages strong working relationships with our 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. In this role, you will develop sourcing and negotiations/contracting strategies that deliver against commodity business objectives. You will analyze the current state and spend, purchasing trends, evaluate the current supply base, negotiate pricing & commercial terms, and manage POs where necessary. You will own RFIs, RFPs & RFQs to ensure all commercial terms are agreed and documented, as well as ensuring Non-Disclosure Agreements, Master Service Agreements, and other related contracts are negotiated and appropriately executed before business is initiated. Additionally, you will support organizational cost management objectives by identifying and driving commercial cost reduction opportunities. You will address all areas of category management including category business plans, market conditions, technology roadmaps, cost modeling, insource versus outsource analysis, and sourcing strategies. Monitoring global industry trends, tracking commodity roadmaps, and actively partnering with Tesla teams and suppliers to identify and mitigate supply and demand challenges will also be part of your responsibilities. A strong ability to build and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams and influence timely decisions with key stakeholders to support category business plans and supplier strategy is essential.