Global Supply Manager - Logistics Procurement
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Senior, Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, MBA
Alexandria, Australia
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Operations & LogisticsProcurement & Sourcing
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering or Supply Chain is required; equivalent experience with evidence of exceptional ability is also accepted.
- Seven to ten or more years of related experience in vendor or carrier management.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work in an extremely fast-paced environment.
- Project-related experience in Special Logistic Equipment Services.
- Track record in planning, execution, and delivery of projects and Category Management.
- Knowledge of purchasing processes, including standard operating procedures, requests for proposals, requests for quotations, requests for information, and purchase orders.
- Superior negotiation, organization, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver high-quality results.
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels with technical and non-technical audiences.
Responsibilities
- Own requests for information, proposals, and quotations, ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented.
- Ensure non-disclosure agreements, statements of work, and master purchase agreements are appropriately positioned before business is initiated.
- Develop business strategies for the finished vehicle, warehousing, customs, and service parts logistics industries to drive price negotiations and ensure best-in-class pricing.
- Apply knowledge of vehicle transport, ground trucking markets, third-party logistics providers, air, ocean, and less-than-truckload contracts.
- Apply understanding of energy products and dangerous goods management, including lithium batteries and other energy storage solutions.
- Maintain productive global transportation and ancillary service contracts.
- Drive continual cost-reduction and cost-avoidance initiatives through strategic price negotiations.
- Address special equipment management across category business plans, global market and pricing analysis, and procurement support.
- Lead purchasing activities with internal stakeholders, including Finance, Energy Distribution, Logistics Operations, Trade Teams, and Engineering; develop bid specifications, negotiate contracts, consolidate results, and deliver sourcing recommendations.
- Analyze current spend and evaluate current suppliers.
- Consolidate spend across the supply base to create leverage, analyze purchasing trends, develop sourcing alternatives, and identify high-potential suppliers globally.
- Conduct negotiations and secure comprehensive supplier agreements.
- Maintain industry expertise and awareness of supplier and market conditions; manage supplier relationships and performance, including dispute resolution.
- Develop key performance measures for selected suppliers and negotiate multiple variables to award longer-term strategic contracts that reduce costs and improve service levels.
- Evaluate supplier business proposals and present recommendations for cost savings, avoidance, or containment.
- Develop sourcing and negotiation strategies that meet business objectives and build sustainable supplier relationships.
- Create competitive environments with suppliers to support negotiation strategies.
- Evaluate and guide final supplier selection; perform value analysis for final supplier selection.
- Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models.
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree or MBA is preferred.
About the company
Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
2003
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Sales are growing again: revenue rose 26% to $28.2 billion in the June 2026 quarter, after falling 3% in 2025.
- Software adds income beyond cars: paid users of its supervised self-driving feature rose 56% to 1.48 million by June 2026.
- Hiring is back: Tesla's headcount grew 7% to 134,785 by December 2025, after layoffs shrank it 11% in 2024.
What critics are saying
- Growth isn't reaching profit: operating profit fell 57% to $398 million in the June 2026 quarter, a 1.4% margin.
- Alphabet's Waymo is far ahead in robotaxis: Texas records in May 2026 listed 577 Waymo vehicles to Tesla's 42.
- Stock grants have lost value: Tesla shares fell 17% in 2026 through October 8, after a December 2025 record.
What makes Tesla unique
- Energy storage punches above its weight: Tesla's energy unit made 13% of 2025 sales but 22% of gross profit.
- Tesla set the charging standard: Ford, GM and all major EV sellers in North America adopted its plug by 2024.
- Robots are written into Musk's pay: his 2025 award sets goals of 1 million humanoid robots and 1 million robotaxis.
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Benefits
- Remote Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours