Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager - Capex

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFoster City, CA, USA$182k - $251k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience focused on commercial analysis and decisions.
Expertise in capital projects and equipment for hardware manufacturing and 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.
Experience crafting, negotiating, and executing complex contractual agreements.

Responsibilities

Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for manufacturing organizations and build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point of contact for commercial topics.
Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships, including milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, and cost control, and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions.
Engage with engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design stakeholders to derive and execute short- and medium-term business and technology roadmaps supporting 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 or service in partnership with engineering and legal support.

Desired Qualifications

Ability to adapt, improvise, and problem-solve as an open-minded self-starter.
Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders.
Organizational skills to manage and track transactional details.

Salary Range: 182000 to 251000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

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 [email protected] 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.

About the Company

Zoox

Fully electric autonomous ride-hailing service platform

Zoox designs and operates an autonomous ride-hailing service built around a purpose-built, fully electric vehicle designed specifically for autonomous operation. The vehicle uses advanced sensors, cameras, and AI to navigate complex urban environments, offering a four-passenger interior for comfort. Unlike competitors that retrofit existing cars, Zoox engineers both the vehicle and the service from the ground up, enabling optimized safety, efficiency, and passenger experience through integrated software that optimizes routing and reduces wait times. The company emphasizes safety through extensive testing and regulatory collaboration, and sustainability via electric mobility. The ultimate goal is to provide a smarter, safer, and more efficient urban transportation system that improves city life while reducing emissions.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Acquired
Total funding: $1.2B
Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
Founded: 2014

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