Global Supply Manager
- Owner of RFQ's - ensuring all commercial terms are agreed and documented. Ensures NDAs ( Non-Disclosure Agreements) , Terms & Conditions, Piece Price Agreements, and other related contracts are negotiated and appropriately before business is initiated.
- Drive price and tooling negotiation process to ensure that Joby's commodity pricing meets Best-In-Class expectations, while meeting Internal Quality Standards, in addition to driving continual cost reduction and avoidance initiatives through ad-hoc price negotiations.
- Address all areas of category management, including category business plans, market conditions, technology roadmaps, cost modeling, and sourcing strategies.
- Monitor global industry trends, track technology roadmaps, and actively partner with the Design teams to identify/mitigate supply and demand challenges.
- Manage respective supplier relationships and performance, including dispute resolution, supplier scorecards, and periodic business reviews.
- Participate in design reviews, change control meetings, and other technical discussions with Engineering partners.
- Participate in Design for Manufacturability reviews with Engineering partners and prospective suppliers, and drive decisions from a cost perspective.
- Ability to understand technical drawings and specifications, as well as basic knowledge of manufacturing process controls and quality assurance for their commodity space.
- Comfortable communicating with technical stakeholders both internally and externally.
- Lead cross-functional teams to manage project timelines, including developing and maintaining action trackers, Gantt charts, and other program management tools related to on-time delivery of supplier parts against Program timing.
- Communicate key supply, cost, and/or quality issues with management teams . Develop corrective action plans to mitigate identified risks.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams and influence timely decisions with key stakeholders to support our mission.
- Lead the vendor selection process with engineering teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or Engineering.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a procurement/supplier management position.
- 1 year of experience in Mechanical Systems and Metallics commodity management.
- In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 7 years of experience working in Commodity Management/Procurement.
- Experience in managing custom, build-to-order parts.
- Experienced in reading, negotiating, and updating supplier contract agreements.
- Technical fluency in MS Office products.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of Lean manufacturing practices.
- Master's degree +2 years of working experience.
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential.
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