Position: Commodity Lead

Reports to: Procurement Manager

Location: Loveland

Division: Supply Chain

Compensation: $70,000 to $114,100 (Depends on Experience)

About Lightning

The Lighting team works with forward-thinking fleets to engineer, deliver, and manage full transportation electrification solutions, including vehicles, charging, data analysis, and energy infrastructure.

Lightning eMotors designs and manufactures zero-emission all-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including delivery trucks, shuttle buses, passenger vans, chassis-cab models, and city transit buses. The Lightning products include best-of-class commercial EVs based on leading legacy platforms like the Ford Transit 350HD passenger and cargo vans, Ford E-450 shuttle bus and cutaway models, Ford F-59 step/food van, Ford F-550 cargo trucks and buses, Chevrolet 6500XD Low Cab Forward model, and 30-foot, 35-foot, and 40-foot transit buses.

Why join Us?

Here at Lightning, we focus on innovation, exceeding expectations, collaboration, integrity in our work, and respect for all.

We are a fast-growing public company which enables us to continue scaling our teams and capabilities while also maintaining our leadership within the commercial electric vehicle market. This is your opportunity to be an integral part of the team, working with like-minded professionals who are dedicated not only to making a difference in our world but also transforming the automotive industry.

About our Headquarters

We are headquartered in the heart of beautiful Northern Colorado!

Loveland is located just 45 minutes north of Denver/DIA; 40 minutes from Boulder; 35 minutes from Rocky Mountain National Park/Estes Park; and only 15 minutes from Fort Collins, the home of Colorado State University. Whether you are an art lover, outdoor enthusiast, foodie, wildlife admirer, big-city dreamer, or just want to get away, Loveland is the ideal location; and Lightning eMotors is grateful to be a part of this wonderful city.

Visit us at: www.lightningemotors.com to learn more about our organization and living in Colorado!

Position Summary

The Commodity Leads are responsible for strategic sourcing of their assigned commodities. The Commodity Lead is expected to work closely with Engineering, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, and Logistics to evaluate and source suppliers as well as provide a Total Landed Cost projection for their commodities.

Responsibilities

• Work with existing suppliers to improve KPIs including cost, delivery, and quality.
• Identify and contact new suppliers who would good partners for Lightning.
• Develop RFQ packages, coordinate supplier communication across the engineering, quality, manufacturing, and logistics teams.
• Coordinate with the program management team to track progress and provide solutions to meet cost and timing goals.
• Develop sourcing plans to provide Lightning with a market view, key players, and key considerations to be considered during the sourcing process.
• Assess supplier capabilities and fit for Lightning’s goals; assess quotations.
• Perform quotation analysis to understand how the part will be manufactured, the cost drivers behind the specific design, and the manufacturing process.
• Perform strategic analysis of current part design and potential future manufacturing technology that could bring about cost reductions and improve competitiveness.
• Perform an objective and subjective analysis of potential suppliers incorporating the feedback from engineering, quality, manufacturing and logistics.
• Present strategic sourcing decisions to upper management for buy off.
• Manage design changes, cost creep, program changes and prototype build events after sourcing.
• Negotiate Terms & Conditions and Supply Agreements with suppliers.
• Prep the suppliers and parts for handover to Material Planning team.
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies

• Communication: Demonstrated ability to interact respectfully with all colleagues and customers. Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills are essential along with the ability to listen intently to others.
• Organization: Detail-oriented and comfortable using various tracking tools to stay on top of tasks and help manage your time. Meeting deadlines and managing multiple priorities simultaneously is a key to success.
• Time management: Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, meet deadlines, remain organized, and focused on work in a manufacturing environment.
• Technical: Understanding of manufacturing technologies, cost drivers of the technologies, alternative technologies, and future landscape.
• Strategic: Possess ability to think tactically with a “future orientation” mindset; ability to evaluate current position and analyze where to go.
• Self-starter: Willingly contributes to the team and fosters a positive work environment.

What we require:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or other closely related field; or equivalent work experience in a directly related role
• 2+ years of experience in the automotive, aerospace, train/rail, or appliance industry—demonstrated knowledge of electronics and electrical components is a plus!
• Demonstrated experience negotiating Supply Contracts
• Demonstrated experience analyzing quotes, quote terms, and cost breakdowns
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Benefits offered:

Once hired, employees are offered generous benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account and Health Reimbursement Plan (if enrolled in medical plan)
• 401(k)
• Paid time off (accrued)
• Paid holidays
• Short and Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Lightning eMotors is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, military or veteran status.

Note: Statements included in this description are intended to reflect in general, the duties and responsibilities of this position and are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive.

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