Do you want to be at the forefront of development of luxury mobility? Lucid Motors is a luxury mobility company reimaging what a car can be. The Lucid Air is the flagship vehicle for Lucid Motors with the Lucid Gravity launching next. Lucid Motor vehicles are the future of luxury by combining forward looking design with ground-breaking technology. A new era of luxury mobility is on its way.

Lucid Supply Chain team is looking for an experienced Packaging Buyer to drive impact and deliver results that enable our Packaging and Material Flow teams to achieve delivery, financial, and other performance goals. The Packaging Buyer will support our global operations, parts and prototypes, equipment and supply chain services. We develop partnerships with our internal Supply Chain teams and third party external suppliers to build a world class supply chain that builds the Motortrend Car of the Year Lucid Air.

Summary:

This position will focus on packaging sourcing and be in a team of indirect sourcing professionals, owning supplier and partner relationships, defining the category and supply base strategy, management, and negotiation of RFQ packages, vendor contracts, Master Service Agreements and other related contractual execution activities. An ideal candidate will have ambition to grow within Lucid. You must be a high energy and impact individual with a demonstrated ability to succeed in a demanding and stressful environment of a startup. Demonstrated ability to navigate through ambiguities, undefined processes, evaluation of alternatives, growth mindset, and superior communications to lead cross-functional organizations across many regions and countries through sourcing activities.

You Will:

• Lead and manage the Packaging Sourcing category and own the engagements at all levels with vendors and related partners. This includes ownership for sourcing of a variety of racks for stamping parts, interior trim, battery packs, powertrain parts, molded parts, exterior trim and tires. Additional packaging will include returnable totes, dolly’s, gravity racks, tow hitches, casters, and foam inserts. 
• Use functional expertise in packaging sourcing, project management, prototype packaging, service parts packaging and experience with purchasing corrugated and other packaging materials while leveraging partner insights and requirements to establish and execute market leading sourcing category and supply base strategies via market knowledge, negotiation of services agreements, supplier rationalization, predictable and industry leading pricing plan, and total cost of ownership (TCO) cost modeling through transparent supplier relationship management.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities by facilitating internal and partner team collaboration to achieve year-over-year cost and timing improvements.
• Partner with the Packaging and Material Flow teams to deliver the most aggressive and closest-to-the-pin costing and budget (capex) projections, with the ability to standup under scrutiny while balancing both cost and performance.
• Develop should cost model for expendable and returnable packaging
• Host QBR and vendor scorecard reviews and work with partners on a range of topics including operations, invoicing, performance concerns, purchase orders, cost savings, etc.
• Seek and develop new vendors, technologies, and materials to keep Lucid on the forefront of packaging technology.
• Achieve established commitments on total cost results, supply, quality, warranty claims and compliance adherence, and on-time delivery.

You Bring:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Packaging Purchasing preferably with an automotive OEM managing multiple global customer segments such as Tier 1 suppliers, Retail, Service Parts, prototypes, capital equipment, etc. in a global setting.
• Direct automotive experience is a plus
• Extensive knowledge of packaging materials and rack and material vendors.
• Fluent verbal and written communication in English.

Demonstrated Experience:

• In program management including critical thinking, strong written and verbal communications, and ability to lead within a matrixed team. This role is critical to deliver the designed product that was sourced.
• Using market intelligence and trends to drive robust benchmarking and cost validation processes.
• Ability to draft a statement of work, master services agreement, RFQ package and negotiate contract terms, warranty claims and contract management.

This position is a full-time onsite role at our Newark, CA headquarters OR full-time onsite at our Southfield, MI technology hub.