Job Description
Proterra offers a dynamic and supportive workplace where our employees can thrive personally and professionally. With cutting-edge facilities and groundbreaking projects, Proterra offers unique opportunities to grow, collaborate, and lead transformative change in the electrification of heavy-duty transportation and equipment. Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our battery solutions to our people, where we create an environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to drive change for the earth. Here at Proterra we strive to foster a culture of inclusivity, valuing diverse perspectives and encouraging bold ideas, allowing our employees to bring their full selves to work. Our employees benefit from competitive total rewards packages, and opportunities to develop professionally.
Position Overview
This position will provide comprehensive strategic supplier management and sourcing oversight and execution to Proterra's Director of Strategic Sourcing and other site leadership team members. You will be responsible for the strategic sourcing and management of assigned commodities, spend categories, and supplier relationship management for Proterra. The Global Supply Manager will work closely with production control, materials/warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, engineering, sales, and finance to develop and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies to support the Proterra business plan and key KPI's. Additionally, this position will work on leverage opportunities with Proterra's parent company (Volvo Truck Group), focusing on common commodities and suppliers.
About the Role - You Will:
- Conduct comprehensive supply market and supplier economic analysis to formulate a strategic sourcing strategy that identifies new/suitable suppliers, optimizes cost models, improves resilience, and proactively ensures continuity of supply.
- Analyze competitiveness and performance to develop overall supplier negotiation and engagement strategies, including maintaining strong supplier relationships, visiting suppliers' facilities, and following up with suppliers to meet committed performance deliverables.
- Closely work with engineering, program management, and NPI teams ensure all sourcing actions are executed on time to support new customer launch or design change implementation.
- Mange all sourcing owned parameters with Oracle ERP system. Examples include, approved supplier, sourcing set up, pricing, payments terms, etc.
- Manage supplier performance through key supplier KPIs to protect internal and external customers and develop strategic plans for risk and contingency for poor performing suppliers.
- Lead Contract/LTA negotiations and drive compliance, all while ensuring cost, quality, capacity, delivery, and capability are met and sustained.
- Developed and execute cost-down initiatives with engineering and finance teams by design modifications, resourcing, and organic negotiations to cost reduction targets.
- Collaborate with engineering on new product development activities to support projects, align design with our strategic supply base, and deliver products on time, at or below cost.
- Identify high risk areas within the supply chain and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
- Conduct quarterly business reviews and provide regular feedback to suppliers to improve short-term and long-term performance.
- Propose best TCO suppliers to the stakeholders, using key supplier selection criteria, supplier assessments and DFM, to present to sourcing council for cross-functional approval
- Support all supplier escalation issues and crisis management to protect the production facility and end customer.
- Support all compliance and sustainability requirements with suppliers and solicit necessary documentation as need.
- Support additional tasks that pertain to sourcing support as part the supply chain and larger Proterra organization
About You
- Self-starter with the ability to adapt interpersonal styles and techniques to influence at all levels of the organization.
- Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion.
- Highly analytical, with the ability to turn data into information and actionable recommendations.
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility, and act with complete integrity.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a very fast-moving environment.
- Detail-oriented, resourceful and diligent.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- Sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication.
- High integrity and trustworthy individual.
- Lead by example and influence peers and leadership in a positive direction.
Your Experience Includes
- 5+ years of purchasing experience, including global supply Chain experience
- Bachelor's degree in the supply chain, business, engineering, finance, or related field
- Customer-focused attitude, with a high level of professionalism and discretion.
- Strong negotiations skills.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- Sound judgment, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Strategic Sourcing experience required.
- Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills.
- MBA in Business, Finance, and Supply Chain is a plus.
- Ability to read drawings and blueprints a plus.
- Previous experience with EV technology and manufacturing is a plus.
- Experience in Financial Accounting.
- Proven track record on cost reductions initiatives and contract negotiations.
Designed and assembled in the United States, Proterra's innovative battery platform offers industry-leading energy density, durability, performance and safety systems - enabling Proterra EV batteries to be the premium choice for commercial vehicles and industrial equipment.
Proterra's battery technology offers industry-leading energy density, safety systems, and durability. Proudly designed in Silicon Valley and assembled in Greer, South Carolina, Proterra® batteries are the premier choice to electrify commercial vehicles ranging from buses and trucks to construction equipment and more. Proterra is building innovative battery technology to power a better, more sustainable world.
Location: Greer, SC Onsite
Travel: 5 - 15%
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