🕒 2 days ago
Lead technology sourcing strategies, complex procurement projects, supplier evaluations, and contract negotiations while optimizing costs, managing risk, and partnering with senior stakeholders across global technology categories.
Strategic Sourcing Manager, Battery
📅 Oct 7
Strategic SourcingDirect ProcurementBattery CellsSupplier Relationship Management
📜 Description
- Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for battery cells or batteries used in vehicles.
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and execute a 3–5-year business and technology roadmap.
- Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term strategic view.
- Manage supplier milestones, change orders, quality assurance, cost control, and performance assessments.
- Research suppliers, industries, and markets; build total cost of ownership models and review supplier quotes.
- Negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and identify sourcing alternatives through benchmarking and competitive quotes.
🛠️ Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in partnership development and/or purchasing in a hardware product environment
- Bachelor’s degree
- Strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, comfort with legal frameworks, and contract negotiation skills (development, supply, licensing, and service agreements)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics
- Excellent analytical skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment to achieve business objectives
- Demonstrated ability to identify business process issues and drive process improvement
- Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise, and problem-solve
- Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders
Full job description
As Strategic Sourcing Manager of Direct Procurement, you will be responsible for Zoox’s strategic sourcing and industry partnerships, which includes working cross-functionally to understand needs for third-party engagement across the business, finding and evaluating potential partners and suppliers, drafting and issuing RFQs, leading the negotiation of all key terms and conditions as well as pricing, managing commercial and supply chain issues, identifying and executing on cost reduction opportunities, and overall management of third party relationships. We're looking for someone with experience in Battery Cells o
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
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to accommodations@zoox.com or your assigned recruiter.
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.
In this role, you will:
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