Senior Global Supply Manager, IT

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About the role

The Rivian Indirect Procurement team is seeking a highly motivated, independent, and exceptional IT Senior Global Supply Manager to support Rivian’s mission of bringing innovative products to life. This role is responsible for managing the IT Software category for Product Development, Engineering, and Manufacturing. The Senior Global Supply Manager (IT Software) will oversee all commercial aspects of new business awards and renewals, present contract award recommendations to senior leadership, negotiate software licensing cost & agreements, and build strong partnerships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders. The role will also be responsible for managing strategic suppliers by establishing and leading quarterly business reviews to ensure ongoing alignment, performance, and value delivery. This position requires conducting spend analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams to assess software performance, and ensuring suppliers meet Rivian’s cost, quality, and timeline objectives. The successful candidate will own the end-to-end sourcing process, driving both operational excellence and strategic supplier engagement. This role reports to the Sr. Manager of IT Software, Hardware and Telecom within the Indirect Procurement organization onsite in Irvine, Palo Alto, Plymouth, or Normal.

Responsibilities

• Concurrently lead projects with medium to large vehicle spend for IT Software, supporting the execution of a multi-generational vehicle strategy. Drive the competitive bid process and lead manager-level reviews with leadership oversight.
• Deep understanding of the strategic sourcing (7-step) process and end-to-end Sourcing-to-Pay (S2P) best practices.
• Effectively use supply chain systems to support business needs, including placing RFI/RFPs and purchase orders timely and accurately. Proactively identify and provide feedback on system functionality to drive process improvement.
• Lead supplier prospecting and drive a commodity strategy that supports the vehicle program. Monitor economic, political, and technology landscapes with some direction to prevent risks.
• Negotiate most commercial terms and LTAs with some legal involvement. Develop financial baseline costs to quantify value propositions and drive targeted negotiation strategies. Demonstrated expertise in negotiating software licensing agreements (on-prem & SaaS) in accordance with industry standards.
• Build and maintain relationships with Strategic Suppliers. Maintain a basic understanding of the sub-supplier footprint and raw material drivers for your assigned commodity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders while managing expectations. Inform appropriate teams to provide detailed forecasting and costs that support long-term plans.
• Lead small-scale projects with autonomy and limited management support. Identify and mitigate low-complexity risks in a timely manner and provide proposals for resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering and a minimum of 3 years of indirect procurement experience.
• Specific negotiation and technical experience for the assigned commodity, with automotive industry experience preferred, along with an understanding of cost estimation models to identify risk.
• 3+ years of relevant Information Technology (IT) related software licensing experience.
• Previous ERP systems and purchase order processing experience – Coupa preferred.
• Previous Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system experience – Ironclad preferred.
• Proficient in SAP, Coupa and AI tools to compliment and improve work output.
• Professional interpersonal and presentation skills; ability to defuse conflicts and provide feedback to peers.
• Ability to work on problems of diverse scope, evaluating identifiable factors to find solutions and exercising good judgment.
• Comfortable receiving general instructions on new assignments and managing day-to-day work with independence.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $98,500 - $123,100 for Michigan and Illinois based applicants, $107,800 - $134,800 for Irvine, California based applicants, and $117,200 - $146,500 for Palo Alto, California based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to:

• Paid vacation and paid sick leave.
• A competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees.
• Opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements.

Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.