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Strategic Sourcing Manager

Zoox· Supply Chain Quality and Reliability – Direct Procurement
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Foster City, CA$137k - $194kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Strategic Sourcing Manager of Direct Procurement at Zoox, responsible for strategic sourcing, supplier partnerships, RFQs, contract negotiations, cost reduction, and third-party relationships across vehicle direct materials and operations infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for vehicle direct materials (interiors, structural components, advanced hardware) and/or operations infrastructure (EV charging, vehicle maintenance, capital equipment)
  • Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders to derive and execute the medium-term (3-5 years) business and technology roadmap to support vehicle development and autonomous ride-hailing service
  • Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term, strategic view
  • Lead day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control) and build supplier performance assessments
  • Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research
  • Drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions
  • Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service in partnership with engineering and legal support
  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point of contact for all commercial issues
  • Review, analyze, and finalize quote packages from suppliers
  • Support and inform internal stakeholders with respect to supplier selection and management
  • Identify sourcing alternatives to drive efficiencies via benchmarking, competitive quotes, and changing requirements

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in partnership development and/or purchasing in a hardware product environment
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, comfort with legal frameworks, and contract negotiation skills (development, supply, licensing, and service agreements)
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, including C-level, engineering, legal, finance, manufacturing, and logistics
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Skills

Required:Partnership developmentPurchasing in hardware environmentContract negotiationCost analysis / total cost of ownership

Benefits

  • Zoox benefits package including paid time off (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
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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