Strategic Sourcing Manager (Direct Materials)

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      "text": "In this role, you will:",
      "content": "\n<li>Lead procurement&nbsp;and partnership&nbsp;initiatives for vehicle direct materials (interiors, structural components, advanced hardware) and/or operations infrastructure (EV charging, vehicle maintenance, capital equipment)</li>\n<li>Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the medium-term (3-5 years) business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle development program and autonomous ride-hailing service</li>\n<li>Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term, strategic view</li>\n<li>Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control, etc.) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions</li>\n<li>Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research</li>\n<li>Drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions</li>\n<li>Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service&nbsp;in partnership with engineering and legal support</li>\n<li>Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point of contact for all commercial issues</li>\n<li>Review, analyze, and finalize quote packages from suppliers</li>\n<li>Support and inform internal stakeholders with respect to supplier selection and management</li>\n<li>Identify sourcing alternatives to drive efficiencies via benchmarking, competitive quotes, and&nbsp;changing requirements</li>\n"
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      "text": "Qualifications",
      "content": "\n<li>4+ years of experience in&nbsp;partnership development and/or&nbsp;purchasing in a hardware product&nbsp;environment</li>\n<li>Bachelor’s degree</li>\n<li>Strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, comfort with legal frameworks, and contract negotiation skills (development, supply, licensing, and service agreements)</li>\n<li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics</li>\n<li>Excellent analytical skills</li>\n<li>Advanced Microsoft Excel skills</li>\n\n<div>&nbsp;</div>"
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      "text": "Bonus Qualifications",
      "content": "\n<li>Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment to achieve business objectives</li>\n<li>Demonstrated ability to identify business process issues and drive process improvement</li>\n<li>Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise, and problem-solve</li>\n<li>Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders</li>\n<li>Organizational skills to manage and track transactional details</li>\n"
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