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.
Role Overview
This role 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 strong team ethic with the ability to interact at all levels and across business boundaries is required to be successful in this position.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of procurement strategies and the establishment of purchasing budgets, plans, policies, systems, and procedures.
- Negotiate key contracts to optimize value.
- Develop business intelligence based on continuous market analysis, monitoring, and forecasting against variable market conditions.
- Negotiate contractual terms and interpret existing contract frameworks demonstrating an understanding of legal principles.
- Identify potential suppliers on the market, analyze supplier capabilities, and develop a component sourcing strategy.
- Negotiate with suppliers to obtain optimal production pricing based on commercial program-targets.
- Coordination of communication and activities between all the internal departments and supply base to ensure contract compliance and resolution of all major issues dealing with quality, cost, and delivery.
Basic Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, or related subject (or equivalent).
- Minimum of 3-5 years of purchasing experience in the automotive industry, preferable with experience of procuring HVAC/Thermal components.
- Experience in the application of PPAP processes in the supplier base.
- Superior relationship skills in creating and fostering working relationships within Purchasing, internal business areas and with the supplier.
- Ability to make strategic sourcing recommendations and take appropriate action.
- Strong business acumen, agile in way of working.
- 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 Communication Skills.
- Independent working style.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time.
Preferred Skills / Experience / Competences
- Drive for Results: Drive for high performance, takes responsibility and works 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 different sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.
- Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates Collaboration, actively engaging and to make joint decision and share 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