Staff Global Supply Manager – Strategic Key Components

The role

The Staff Global Supply Manager manages global sourcing for assigned commodities and supports various vehicle systems. This role involves maintaining component timelines and assisting with purchasing throughout the company.

What you will do

• Identify, evaluate, and manage global suppliers for key components used in PCBA and ECU manufacturing.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, and terms with suppliers.
• Develop long-term relationships with key suppliers.
• Collaborate with design and engineering teams on PCBA and ECU designs.
• Provide technical expertise to assess manufacturability, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Work with engineering teams to optimize key component designs.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Create RFQs, review, and analyze quotations.
• Negotiate contracts including parts pricing, tooling costs, NRE/EDT, NDAs, and MSAs.
• Conduct market analysis for potential suppliers and industry trends.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Finance discipline
• 8+ years minimum Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Engineering experience with PCBA or PCBA components
• Experience with developing supply chain strategies for key components used in electrical control units
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Organizational and program management capabilities
• Proficient in Excel, Power Point, Word, JIRA, Confluence, ERP systems (SAP or equivalent)
• Experience managing large data sets in Excel

Nice to have

• Masters
• Product launch experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Salaried/exempt employees accrue up to 160 hours paid time off
• Equity program
• Discretionary annual cash incentive program

About the company

Lucid creates mobility experiences through innovation and proprietary technology. The company uses deep vertical integration with design, engineering, and production happening in-house.