Senior Direct Materials Buyer

4 Months ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

Tesla seeks a Senior Direct Materials Buyer for its Berlin Gigafactory. Responsibilities include complete sourcing, contract negotiations, supplier evaluation, cost savings initiatives, and collaboration with cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, finance). The role involves managing the purchasing process for vehicle interiors, seating, safety restraints, and plastic products from design to end-of-life, negotiating contracts, and ensuring supply chain reliability. Market research, benchmarking, and continuous improvement are key aspects. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of procurement experience in a global industrial environment, ideally within the automotive sector, and expertise in relevant product groups.
Must have:
  • 5+ years procurement experience
  • Automotive background preferred
  • Expertise in interiors, seating, safety restraints
  • Contract negotiation skills
  • Cost savings and supply chain management
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
Good to have:
  • Specific Supply Chain/Purchasing certifications
  • Fluency in English and German

Job Details

What to Expect

Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg marks a defining moment in Europe for Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Here we will launch revolutionary products on a massive scale, using extraordinary speed, innovation, and efficiency. Our employees will ensure that we achieve our goals, and we welcome you to help us write the next chapter of our success story

The Tesla Direct Procurement team is looking to hire a skilled Senior Supply Chain Manager (SCM) to manage the entire purchasing process for an assigned group of Tesla vehicle interior, seating, safety restraints and plastic products. You are responsible of the total spend of your commodity, from the design till the end of life, negotiating new business award, lifetime changes and cost savings You are involved in the development process for new products from an early stage and you are the link between external suppliers and internal customers. You work closely with the Global team to ensure the success of the global strategy. You are also the reference person for the main stakeholders, Engineering, Material Planning and Manufacturing on product groups you manage.

Note: Please submit an English translated CV as part of your application 

What You’ll Do
  • Responsible for complete sourcing activities and carrying out contract negotiations. This is done by focusing on global commodity strategy, quality, specification, price, and reliability of supply
  • Evaluate supplier business proposals and present recommendations that will result in cost savings, avoidance or containment
  • Evaluate and provide guidance on the final selection of suppliers; Perform value analysis for final selection of supplier tracking and evaluating Total Cost of Ownership
  • Based on key performance indicators, you demand continuous improvement from your suppliers
  • You strive to involve suppliers as early as possible in our development processes
  • You also continuously undertake market research and benchmarking to benefit from new trends in the global supplier market 
  • Work collaboratively with the cross-functional departments such as engineering, supplier industrialization, supplier quality engineering, finance etc.
  • You manage commodity accounts at the operational level supporting the continuity of Tesla manufacturing
What You’ll Bring
  • University qualification in Industrial Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain Management.
  • Specific certifications in Supply Chain/Purchasing are preferred.
  • 5 Years+ of experience in Procurement in global industrial environments. Automotive background will be considered as plus.
  • Experience in one or more of the relevant product groups (Interiors, exteriors, seating, Safety Restraints) and have in-depth knowledge of the products, manufacturing processes and different technologies cost structure.
  • Flexible to work in out-of-process standards.
  • You are fluent in English and/or German.
  • Goal-driven personality with good communication and teamwork skills

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