Sr. Global Supply Manager - Indirect Purchasing

We are actively looking for a Sr. Global Supply Manager to oversee Indirect purchasing for our manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Arizona. This role serves as the primary internal liaison among Engineering, Finance, Logistics, Quality, and Manufacturing teams. The Global Supply Manager will define our global supply chain strategy, identify and source suppliers, negotiate contracts, and implement solutions that meet world-class standards.

You Will:

• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to identify potential suppliers with the right qualifications to meet Lucid’s expectations and timeline.
• Create RFQs, review, analyze and clarify quotations from suppliers and develop sound sourcing and business recommendations balancing cost, quality, lead-time, and technical considerations.
• Thoroughly negotiate favorable contracts including equipment pricing, tooling, development, timing, spare parts, and payment terms.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing to manage design changes and impacts.
• Manage supplier development and equipment timelines, part availability for prototype builds/start of production and develop solutions to delays or problems that arise.
• Maintain overall supplier relationships and act as point of contact for all commercial issues, including internal report-outs summarizing sourcing status, availability, and cost status.
• Ownership of key supplier relationships and activities, both strategic and tactical, through the entire life cycle of company projects, from initial sourcing through development, tooling, and industrialization phases as well as product launch and ongoing business management.
• Travel 10-20% to visit suppliers to perform business and program reviews.
• Product launch experience with significant collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, quality teams to develop proposals, actively engage with suppliers and manufacturing during the phases of equipment construction, testing, and installation.
• Understanding of manufacturing and quality principles.

You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or supply chain discipline, MBA, plus 5-years minimum Purchasing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Engineering experience related to capital equipment or product assembly processes.
• Enthusiasm and curiosity for understanding the in-scope manufacturing processes on assigned interior commodities.
• Product launch experience preferred with a high emphasis on knowledge of quality principles, product development processes, and data analysis.
• Experienced interpersonal skills, with a team-first mindset that creates a vibrant, cohesive environment to help resolve problems, cascade best practices and deliver optimal results.
• Experienced analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Passion for results, strategy, and hands on execution. Creative, calculated risk taker with the ability to manage difficult suppliers and resolve disputes while preserving relationships with suppliers and internal staff.
• Experienced written and verbal skills as well as organizational and program management capabilities.
• Proficient in Excel, Project, Power Point, Word, ERP systems (Coupa, SAP, and or equivalent).
• Ability to mitigate unforeseen problems creatively and effectively.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: general/part assembly, battery assembly, powertrain assembly, body shop, robots, dispense, fastening systems or paint lines.
• Understanding of automotive assembly processes.