Strategic Sourcing Manager, Indirect Procurement

Job Description

Job Description

Mission Summary:

The Team's mission is to provide seamless, customer focused services to the entire Motional Organization, and you will be a cornerstone of this team with primary focus on indirect procurement commodities that support Motional's Engineering and SG&A teams.

What you'll be doing :

• Manage strategic sourcing process and negotiate contracts at a sophisticated level
• Effectively collaborate with cross functional stakeholders (internal and external) to develop sourcing strategies that align with budget, focus on reducing cost and mitigating risk.
• Align on sourcing initiatives with several teams including but not limited to Legal and Finance, Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, and Executive leadership
• Develop and manage sourcing events (RFx's) and vendor selection processes.
• Manage supplier management programs with defined SLAs and KPIs for key suppliers and measure the appropriate criteria, such as: delivery of business results, cost reduction, quality and timeliness of delivery
• Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret application of contract to business needs.
• Support supplier onboarding and purchase requisition programs for internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with Procure to Pay policies and procedures.
• Communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies
• Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
• Establish preferred suppliers for assigned categories
• Ability to work flexible hours and support a global workforce

What we're looking for :

• 4 - 7 years of strategic sourcing experience within complex design and software development and manufacturing environments (consumer products, automotive, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Business Administration, IT, or similar area of study. MBA, JD and CPSM, CPIM or C.P.M. certifications highly desirable
• Experience in working with a broad cross functional team in an extremely dynamic environment
• Experience working in a global environment with domestic & international suppliers
• Can do attitude, can roll up the sleeves and dive into the details quickly
• Data driven approach to tracking, monitoring and reporting on defined spend management objectives to ensure we are executing on defined goals.
• Analytical skills: spend analysis, cost modeling, and data interpretation
• Communication & collaboration: verbal, written, and presentation skills for engaging internal stakeholders and suppliers included Executive Leadership

Bonus points (not required):

• Automotive experience, especially in self driving cars
• Blue chip procurement experience (Apple, Google, Facebook, GE)
• Experience negotiating and managing Engineering service providers and enterprise software licenses
• Certification in supply chain, scrum, agile, six sigma
• Experience using Zip Procurement solution.

We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range

$109,000—$142,000 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.