Specialist, Direct Procurement - Exterior Commodity

Scout Motors • Charlotte, NC

22h • $90,000 - $112,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is reviving an iconic American vehicle brand, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. The company respects the past and future, communities, work and play, and its customers. Scout Motors empowers its teams to innovate, seeking visionary leaders who are knowledgeable doers, collaborators, and passionate go-getters. Joining Scout Motors means being part of shaping the future of transportation and making history.

This role is part of an iconic brand set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace. The Specialist, Direct Procurement - Exterior Commodity will work closely with the Scout team to identify and audit suppliers for parts and services. They will establish sourcing strategies and business plans for assigned commodities, lead the sourcing process to meet or exceed material cost and tooling targets, and present sourcing strategies in committee environments. The role involves preparing and executing contractual documents, acting as a program manager during the pre-production phase to ensure supplier industrialization meets project requirements (timing, cost, quality), and evaluating technical changes to parts/services. Additionally, the role requires leading cross-functional supplier evaluations for mass-production readiness, managing supplier relationships and performance through key metrics, and collaborating with Quality, Engineering, and Logistics teams.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain or Purchasing, or a related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience in purchasing or supply chain in the automotive environment, preferably in a Purchasing role.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Effective negotiation experience specific to automotive Exterior commodity purchasing
• Analytical skills, ability to work independently, multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Thorough knowledge of automotive, manufacturing or related industries
• A reputation for developing and nurturing excellent stakeholder and partner supplier relationships
• Experience managing supplier performance
• Program management experience
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization
• Proactivity, initiative and the ability to work across multiple workstreams
• A passion for creating something new
• Ability to find creative solutions to complex problems
• A collaborative approach - working as a team to achieve ambitious goals
• Integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset.
• Comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with: Automotive Purchasing ERP systems and processes
• Familiarity with: OEM Automotive supply base, and how to interact within the supply community
• Good interpersonal skills with a high degree of emotional intelligence

Responsibilities

• Work hand-in-hand with the Scout team to identify the right suppliers to build and supply parts & services, including participating in pre-souring audits to confirm acceptability of new suppliers.
• Establish sourcing strategy, business plan (long term conditions) for assigned commodities and product groups, lead the sourcing process up to and including contract award for Exterior commodity purchasing to ensure the material cost and tooling targets are met or exceeded.
• Lead the sourcing strategy presentation in the multi level sourcing committee environment.
• Prepare and execute negotiated contractual documents and nomination agreements.
• Act as program manager during the pre-production phase, ensuring that all industrialization at suppliers achieve the project requirements in terms of timing, cost, and quality.
• Evaluate and apply technical changes to parts / services, ensuring that cost, quality and delivery objectives are met.
• Lead cross-functional evaluation of suppliers’ preparedness for mass-production, together with Scout Quality, Engineering, and Logistics teams.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance through key performance metrics.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Pay Transparency
• Eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level