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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in strategic sourcing, partnership development, and contract negotiation within a hardware product environment. Proficient in supplier performance assessment, cost transparency, and stakeholder engagement across various functions.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Strategic SourcingContract NegotiationSupplier Performance AssessmentCross-Functional CommunicationCost Reduction
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Hard Skills
Partnership DevelopmentPurchasingFinancial AnalysisBusiness Opportunity AnalysisLegal FrameworksMilestone AdherenceQuality AssuranceCost ControlTotal Cost Of Ownership ModelsSupplier Selection
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationAnalytical SkillsInfluencing Skills
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel
Industry Keywords
Battery CellsSupply ChainHardware Product EnvironmentRFQsThird-Party Relationships
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for vehicle direct materials, especially battery cells or batteries
- Engage Zoox stakeholders across engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design to derive and execute the 3–5 year business and technology roadmap
- Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term strategic view
- Lead day-to-day partnership processes, including milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, and cost control
- Build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions
- Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research
- Drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models
- Ensure optimal contract coverage in partnership with engineering and legal
- Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships as the lead contact for commercial issues
- Review, analyze, and finalize supplier quote packages
- Support internal stakeholders with supplier selection and management
- Identify sourcing alternatives through benchmarking, competitive quotes, and changing requirements
- Find and evaluate potential partners and suppliers
- Draft and issue RFQs
- Lead negotiation of key commercial terms, conditions, and pricing
- Manage commercial and supply chain issues
- Identify and execute cost-reduction opportunities
- Manage third-party relationships
Requirements
What you’ll need- 4+ years of experience in partnership development and/or purchasing in a hardware product environment
- Bachelor’s degree
- Strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, comfort with legal frameworks, and contract negotiation skills (development, supply, licensing, and service agreements)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics
- Excellent analytical skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Benefits
Comp & perks- Paid time off, including sick leave, vacation, and bereavement
- Unpaid time off
- Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
- Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Health insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Sign-on bonus may be offered