Purchasing Manager, Chassis

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About Fisker Inc.

California-based Fisker Inc. is revolutionizing the automotive industry by developing the most emotionally desirable and eco-friendly electric vehicles on Earth. Passionately driven by a vision of a clean future for all, the company is on a mission to become the No. 1 e-mobility service provider with the world’s most sustainable vehicles. To learn more, visit www.FiskerInc.com – and enjoy exclusive content across Fisker’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Download the revolutionary new Fisker mobile app from the App Store or Google Play store.

Job Location

  • Manhattan Beach, CA (Hybrid Work – In Office and Remote) is preferred.

  • Remote - USA (Remote Work with business travel) is a possibility for the right candidate.

Role Overview

This role of the Purchasing Manager, Chassis requires exceptional communication, negotiation, and organizational skills. A successful candidate needs to thrive in a pressurized environment using data and facts to help identify risks, manage resources, and solve problems quickly and effectively. A dedicated team ethic with the ability to interact at all levels and across business boundaries is required to be successful in this position

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategic sourcing process for the Chassis commodity area

  • Identify potential suppliers, analyze capabilities, and develop a sourcing strategy and roadmap

  • Develop sourcing strategies by analyzing the supply base, market conditions, and technology roadmaps

  • Lead contractual negotiations with suppliers on NDA’s, General Terms & Conditions and Production Supply Agreements

  • Negotiate key contracts to optimize value

  • Perform detailed analysis of supplier quote submissions based on cost breakdown data and support it with should-costs

  • Identify and implement cost reductions on prototype and series production products and services

  • Actively manage supplier relationships and performance through key performance metrics

  • Ensure that the product is matched to the right supplier and ensure the supplier is effective in delivering the product in collaboration with Engineering

  • Optimize the product’s financial performance in collaboration with the Finance team

  • Work closely with Program Management to track sourcing progress and execute product and vehicle build events

  • Support Supplier Quality plant audits and technical reviews· 

  • Ability to make strategic sourcing recommendations and take appropriate action

  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

  • Deep knowledge of sourcing, procurement principles, procurement systems and large company best practices

  • Strong leadership and negotiation skills

  • Exceptional communication skills

  • Ensure that internal operations and supplier activities are conducted in an ethical, responsible manner, using ISO2600/20400 as a basis

Basic Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience

  • 8+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or purchasing experience

  • 3+ years relevant experience with strategic sourcing of Chassis commodities.

  • 3+ years’ experience managing and leading a team of Purchasing professionals

  • 5+ years managing commercial business relationships with large suppliers in an Automotive, Electronics or high-volume manufacturing business.

  • 5+ years MS Office

  • Independent / Self Starting

  • Fluent spoken and written English

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies

  • Drive for Results: Drive for high performance, take responsibility, and work towards planning targets, overcoming obstacles, setbacks, and uncertainty.

  • Business Acumen: Contribute to the company strategy and aligns the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.

  • Customer Centricity: Anticipates evolving customer needs and how to address them, doing the right thing in the right way.

  • Decision-Making: Makes timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.

  • Analytical Thinking: Gather relevant information, identify key issues, compare data from various sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.

  • Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates Collaboration, actively engaging and making joint decisions, and sharing best practices.

  • Displays Global Perspective: Conveys an understanding of the organization's global market position, opportunities, capabilities, and competitive threats and takes cultural issues and geographic differences into account when making plans and decisions.

Additional Requirements.

  • Must be willing to travel both domestically, as well as internationally, as required

Fisker Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment at Fisker Inc. is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Unternehmen / Organisation: 
Fisker Inc