Senior Purchasing Manager, Body
Company: Rivian
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: November 17, 2023
Job Description:
About RivianRivianis on a mission to keep the world adventurous
forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure
Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to
attract.As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible,
never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old
problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that
are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a
love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future
generations. Role SummaryThe Rivian Supply Chain team is looking
for highly motivated and exceptional Purchasing professionals to
bring Rivian's engineered products to life. In this role, the
Senior Purchasing Manager will be responsible for sourcing and
managing parts that make up the building blocks of the R1T, R1S,
and Electric Delivery Vehicles. As a Purchasing Manager, you will
be responsible for all commercial aspects of the awarding of new
business, developing strong supplier relationships, and working
side by side with our engineering counterparts to push the envelope
of our technical requirements. You will also take the lead in
making sure Rivian can meet its cost targets, suppliers deliver to
our aggressive timelines, and parts are received at the highest
level of quality. In our team, we expect our people to own every
aspect of the sourcing process from start to finish and everything
in between. This role reports to the Group Manager of the Body
Purchasing team within the Vehicle Team of Supply Chain
Organization. Responsibilities
- Develop sourcing strategies by analyzing the supply base,
market conditions, and technology roadmaps
- Lead contractual negotiations with suppliers on NDA's, General
Terms & Conditions and Production Supply Agreements
- Identify potential suppliers, analyze capabilities and develop
a sourcing strategy and roadmap for Rivian stakeholders
- Perform detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost
breakdown form data
- Drive and implement cost reductions on prototype and production
vehicles through leveraged negotiations to achieve vehicle cost
targets
- Manage supplier relationships and performance through key
performance metrics
- Review Engineering, Design & Development (ED&D) costs with
Engineering leads to ensure best-in-class cost is attained
- Manage vehicle budget in collaboration with Rivian Finance
team
- Work closely alongside Program Management to support prototype
requirements, execute against build milestones and track sourcing
progress
- Support Supplier Quality plant audits and technical reviews
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or
Engineering
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- 3+ years Experience with automotive suppliers
- 3+ years of effective negotiation experience specific to
automotive, specific to body or related materials
- Good interpersonal and communications skills
- High level of integrity
- Analytical skills to ensure both internal and external requests
are fulfilled
- Attention to detail to ensure specifications being requested
are received
- Ability to work independently, multi-task and work in a
fast-paced environment Pay DisclosureSalary Range for California
Based Applicants: $107,000 - $134,000 (actual compensation will be
determined based on experience, location, and other factors
permitted by law) Equal OpportunityRivian is an equal opportunity
employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local
fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation,
gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or
characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic
partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or
any other characteristic protected by law.Rivian is committed to
ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with
disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those
covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires
accommodations to assist you in the search and application process,
please email us at.Candidate Data PrivacyRivian may collect, use
and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the
meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for
employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes
("Candidate Personal Data"). This data includes contact,
demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment,
social media/website, network/device, recruiting system
usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may
use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking
interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out,
analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process,
including assessing you and your application and conducting
employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an
employment relationship or entering into an employment contract
with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate
governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network
and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as
otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.Rivian may share
your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a
need to know such information in order to perform their duties,
including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the
team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii)
Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian's service providers, including
providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud
services.Rivian may transfer or store internationally your
Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States,
Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the
cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to
the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of
such jurisdictions.Please note that we are currently not accepting
applications from third party application services.
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