Senior Manager – CAPEX & Tooling Procurement
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Job Location:
Foster, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Zoox we are building the future of autonomous mobility at scale. As we transition from development into industrialization and production growth we are seeking a strategic procurement leader to build and lead our CAPEX & Tooling sourcing organization.
This role will own the commercial strategy supplier partnerships and team leadership across factory capital infrastructure manufacturing equipment and production tooling. The scope includes procurement for factory CAPEX automation systems assembly equipment and direct tooling for vehicle sub-assemblies and components.
This leader will play a critical role in enabling Zooxs manufacturing footprint and future production scale-up ensuring world-class supplier partnerships robust commercial governance and scalable cost structures.
This is a highly cross-functional leadership role that will partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering Supply Chain Quality & Reliability Finance and Operations.
In this role you will:
Team Leadership & Organization Building
Build and lead the CAPEX & Tooling Procurement organization including hiring mentoring and developing a high-performing team of Strategic Sourcing Managers.
Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering leadership to inform factory design production readiness and industrialization roadmaps.
Establish scalable processes procurement governance and operating cadences tailored for a rapidly growing manufacturing organization.
Strategy & Execution
Develop and execute the sourcing strategy for factory build-outs production equipment automation and manufacturing infrastructure.
Oversee the sourcing and supplier strategy for all factory production and sub-assembly tooling including robots stamping dies casting tooling molds and assembly fixtures.
Develop long-term sourcing roadmaps that enable new production launches capacity expansion and localization efforts.
Commercial & Supplier Management
Lead complex commercial negotiations including master agreements tooling contracts SOWs and pricing frameworks.
Establish and enforce robust governance across cost control milestone adherence engineering changes supplier quality and risk mitigation.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with key automation tooling and equipment partners.
Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling should-cost analysis and cost transparency initiatives.
Qualifications
10 years of strategic sourcing procurement supply chain or commercial leadership experience. Ability to operate effectively across engineering quality operations finance and executive leadership
5 years of people leadership experience including leading and developing sourcing teams
Significant experience leading CAPEX procurement and tooling sourcing within a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience supporting the build-out or launch of a production factory plant or major manufacturing line. Proven experience sourcing and negotiating for production equipment automation systems assembly lines & tooling
Strong commercial acumen with expertise in complex contract negotiation and supplier governance. Experience managing large-scale supplier relationships and multi-million dollar capital programs
Bonus Qualifications
Experience supporting greenfield factory builds or major production expansion programs
Strong preference for experience in automotive EV autonomous systems aerospace industrial manufacturing other complex hardware production environments
Experience building procurement functions category strategies and operating processes from the ground up
Familiarity with tooling lifecycle management tooling amortization structures and ownership agreements
MBA or advanced technical / supply chain degree preferred
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling as well as positioning within a level is determined by a range of factors including but not limited to a candidates relevant years of experience domain knowledge and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave vacation bereavement) 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.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
About Company
We’re reinventing personal transportation—making the future safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable for everyone. This is on-demand autonomous ride-hailing.
