Alliance/Partner Marketing, Category Management, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Engineering Management, Finance, Identify Issues, Legal, Manufacturing, Needs Assessment, Negotiation Skills, Pricing, Purchasing/Procurement, Request for Proposals (RFP), Sourcing Strategy, Supply Chain Management
You will be responsible for strategic sourcing and category management in Zoox's Indirect Procurement organization. You will engage and work closely with multiple business units, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Legal, etc. This includes working cross-functionally to understand needs for third-party engagement across the business, finding and evaluating potential partners and suppliers, drafting and issuing RFQs, leading or assisting in the negotiation of all key terms and conditions as well as pricing, managing commercial and supply chain issues, identifying and executing on cost reduction opportunities, and overall management of third party relationships across various categories of spend.