Sr. Specialist, Direct Procurement - Power and Energy

Scout Motors • Charlotte, MI

4d • $110,000 - $135,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is hiring a Sr. Specialist, Direct Procurement focused on Power and Energy to help build its electric pickup truck and rugged SUV business. The role develops and executes commodity sourcing strategies, leads procurement through contract award for battery purchasing, and works across the company and with suppliers to meet cost, tooling, timing, quality, and delivery objectives. It is based at Scout Motors’ corporate headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, or Novi, Michigan, and requires working in the office 4–5 days per week, with occasional travel for company events.

The position also manages supplier relationships and performance, supports supplier readiness and industrialization ahead of production, and coordinates with Quality, Engineering, and Logistics teams to assess preparedness for mass production. This is a full-time, exempt role with a stated base salary range of $110,000–$135,000 and eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Requirements

• 8+ years in a purchasing environment, including experience developing and executing procurement commodity strategies.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Effective negotiation experience specific to automotive battery commodity purchasing.
• Analytical skills and ability to work independently, multitask, and operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Thorough knowledge of automotive, manufacturing, or related industries.
• Experience developing and nurturing strong stakeholder and supplier-partner relationships.
• Experience managing supplier performance.
• Program management experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Proactivity, initiative, and ability to work across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to find creative solutions to complex problems and collaborate with a team to achieve goals.
• Integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, a positive attitude, and a growth mindset; comfort with change in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Scout team to identify suitable suppliers for parts and services, including participating in pre-sourcing audits of prospective suppliers.
• Establish sourcing strategies and long-term business plans for assigned commodities and product groups.
• Lead the sourcing process through contract award for battery commodity purchasing, ensuring material cost and tooling targets are met or exceeded.
• Present sourcing strategies in a multi-level sourcing committee environment.
• Prepare and execute negotiated contractual documents and nomination agreements.
• Act as program manager during pre-production and ensure supplier industrialization meets project timing, cost, and quality requirements.
• Evaluate and apply technical changes to parts and services while ensuring cost, quality, and delivery objectives are met.
• Lead cross-functional assessments of supplier preparedness for mass production with Scout Quality, Engineering, and Logistics teams.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance using key performance metrics.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
• 20 days of planned PTO, accrued.
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO annually.
• 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 bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave.
• Eligibility to participate in an annual performance bonus program.

What This Job Offers

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