Supply Chain, Production Tooling Manager
Lucid Motors
- Newark, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversee the entire supply chain production tooling process, from initial quoting to final delivery.
- Act as the primary point of contact for all production tooling-related communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Lead and coordinate work tasks for the tooling team members.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, accounting, and program & product costing.
- Liaise with suppliers to collect all necessary information for tooling assets tagging.
- Manage all Lucid-owned production tooling information.
- Ensure accurate and up-to-date records of tooling assets.
- Lead the technical development of the Tooling Asset management solution's product roadmap.
- Align the roadmap with Lucid's strategic goals and objectives.
- Work closely with cost estimation teams to achieve year-end savings targets.
- Collaborate with global sourcing managers to align tooling information requirements.
- Work with supplier quality engineers to ensure that tooling tagging requirements are met by suppliers.
- Conduct on-site audits at supplier facilities to verify tooling costs quoted and quality.
- Create and maintain a tracking system related to program milestones for production tooling.
- Monitor progress and ensure timely completion of tooling-related tasks.
- Support supplier negotiations to secure competitive pricing for tooling components.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement in supply chain tooling assets management.
- Drive initiatives to enhance overall efficiency, leveraging tools and technologies.
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Business, MBA, Technical, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Management, Computer Science, Education, or Mathematics.
- 8 years of experience in Asset and Tooling Management.
- Proficiency in Excel , Smartsheet , SAP , ERP.
- Solid understanding of supplier product lead-time and supply chain management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in data analysis tools and techniques.
- Relevant experience in supply chain management, program management, or related roles.
- Exposure to digital distribution projects is advantageous.