Companies Zoox Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, CapEx

About the role

Zoox
The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead commercial strategy, advisory, and execution for all Zoox manufacturing projects. It will own Zoox manufacturing third-party relationships end-to-end to lead (i) competitive sourcing and negotiations, (ii) project execution, and (iii) ongoing performance of manufacturing suppliers. Finally, this role will support negotiation of capital equipment in the Zoox supply chain and also support future production strategizing. 
 
These activities ensure that Zoox’s manufacturing organizations can successfully and predictably produce complex systems at scale through world-class supplier relationships and cost structures.

In this role, you will:

  • Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for Zoox’s manufacturing organizations; build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point of contact for all commercial topics
  • 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
  • Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the short- and medium-term business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle assembly and service deployment
  • Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research; drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions
  • Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service in partnership with engineering and legal support
  • Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience focused on commercial analysis and decisions
  • Expertise in capital projects and equipment for hardware manufacturing/production
  • Experience driving completion of complex projects with internal and external parties
  • Ability to view project dependencies end-to-end and proactively mitigate risks or prepare for future needs
  • Successfully crafted, negotiated, and executed complex contractual agreements
  • Bonus Qualifications

  • 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
  • Organizational skills to manage and track transactional details

  • 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.


    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.
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