Strategic Sourcing Manager, Test Infrastructure

This role will lead commercial strategy, advisory, and execution for Zoox vehicle testing projects. It will own Zoox vehicle testing third-party relationships end-to-end, leading competitive sourcing and negotiations, project execution, and the ongoing performance of testing infrastructure suppliers. Finally, this role will also support operational planning, forecasting, decision-making, and long-term strategy for Zoox vehicle testing.

These activities ensure that Zoox’s cross-functional organizations can successfully validate the technical and behavioral features necessary for Zoox to deliver a world-class vehicle and autonomous driving system.

In this role, you will::
• Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for Zoox’s testing infrastructure requirements; build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point of contact for all commercial topics
• Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control, etc.) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions
• Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the short- and medium-term business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle development and service deployment
• Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research; drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions
• Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service in partnership with engineering and legal support

Qualifications:
• At least 5 years of experience focused on commercial analysis and decisions
• Expertise in automotive or autonomous technology development
• Experience in driving the completion of complex projects with internal and external parties
• Ability to view project dependencies end-to-end and proactively mitigate risks or prepare for future needs
• Successfully crafted, negotiated, and executed complex contractual agreements

Bonus Qualifications:
• Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise, and problem-solve
• Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders
• Organizational skills to manage and track transactional details