What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Supply Manager - BOM Cost position at Nikola Corporation?
GSM – BOM Cost
(This role is 100% onsite)
You’re passionate about a zero-emissions future and want to build something special. You want to own your space but work with talented, like-minded people on important projects. The pace doesn’t scare you - it excites you. Quality and integrity matter to you.
We feel the same way.
Drive Forward. Introduce yourself to us and let’s start a conversation. We’re currently on the lookout for a GSM - BOM Cost to join our team.
Responsibilities
- Support the BOM cost process to reduce the direct material cost working with Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing.
- Establish technical and commercial ideas review processes, drive the implementation of these ideas with the different responsible teams.
- Drive implementation of cost reduction ideas to the different company areas, to ensure best in class cost (Benchmarks). minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by monitoring and analyzing cost drivers, trade-offs between cost, volume, and quality and market conditions.
- Track long-term cost savings ideas generation process, considering both strategic and tactical needs.
- Build cost structure for product commodities including but not limited to Wire Harness, Thermal Lines, Plastic Parts, Metallics components, etc.
- Benchmark the cost structure against industry recognized models built by national research labs as well as major competitors.
- Benchmark suppliers cost structure working with the Purchasing Team members.
- Assess risks posed to the organization because of poor supplier performance and develop contingency plans to mitigate risk to the supply chain.
- Improve operational control by analyzing price variance, excess and obsolete material, consigned material and create procedures to minimize liability and improve operational controls.
- Support supply chain efforts on achieving a cost-effective supplier base.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in business administration, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering (preferable); at least 12 months of experience as a purchasing agent or closely related occupation.
- BOM Cost structure, Reduction activities between Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing metrics using analytical tools such as MS Excel, Access and Visual Basic.
- Experience with Apriori Software a plus.
- Experience working with the commodities specified in this job description.
- Travel required to visit suppliers and for attending work-related conferences (estimated to be between 0-25% of work time)
About Nikola:
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.nikolamotor.com
Candidates must have current U.S. work authorization or be TN eligible from Mexico or Canada. This position is not eligible for CPT or OPT.
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