Director of Procurement and Strategic Partnerships

4 weeks ago


San Mateo, California, United States Zoox Full time
Job Description

Zoox is seeking a Director of Procurement and Strategic Partnerships to lead our procurement and supply chain efforts. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and supply chain management, with a strong background in developing and launching hardware products.

The Director will be responsible for providing leadership and strategic guidance across Zoox and its supply base to ensure world-class quality of product and services. This includes leading a team of procurement-focused and supply chain operations-focused team members and global strategic partners to develop and execute strategies that minimize cost while optimizing technology availability, terms, and conditions.

The Director will also establish and optimize strategy for and oversee the negotiation of all terms associated with the long-term success of a supply chain partnership in support of Zoox's goals. This includes partnering closely with key cross-functional teams, such as Vehicle Engineering, Advanced Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Logistics, Finance, and Fleet Operations, to ensure our supply chain meets our broader strategic and tactical goals.

The Director will drive technology roadmap visibility across the business for key stakeholders, including product, engineering, and manufacturing teams, for all technologies within their domain of management. They will also ensure all critical supply chain data is readily available and current to provide insights into status and key risks to enable proactive mitigation and readiness.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree (Masters highly preferred) and 12+ years of experience leading teams. They will have excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, including C-level, and demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, highly innovative, and cross-functional environment to achieve business objectives.

Compensation for this position includes a salary range of $253,000 to $318,000, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package.

Zoox offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off, unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

About Zoox

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. We're looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.



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