Senior Global Supply Manager - Powertrain

We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: About Rivian (company description) but not "About the role". There's a "Role Summary". Could map to "About the role". We'll include that as

About the role

with paragraph(s) from Role Summary. Responsibilities: there is a Responsibilities section with bullet points. We'll output

• each bullet. Qualifications: there is a Qualifications section with subparts: Education and Experience, Domain Expertise, Commodity-Specific Experience, Technical Skills, Communication, Execution, Operational Style, Travel Requirements. We'll treat these as list items under Qualifications. Skills: The posting includes Technical Skills, Communication etc. Could be part of Qualifications. But we need separate Skills section only if there is specific content. There's a "Technical Skills" bullet under Qualifications. Might be better to combine into Qualifications. However instructions: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. Possibly also Skills if distinct. But we have Technical Skills etc inside Qualifications; we could keep Qualifications as a section with list items covering education, domain expertise, etc. That seems fine. Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits. We'll include Benefits section. Pay: there is Pay Disclosure with salary ranges. We'll include Pay section. Schedule: not mentioned. No schedule info. So omit Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: Equal Opportunity, Candidate Data Privacy, How We Use AI, etc. Also remove application instructions (You can apply...). Also remove "More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com."? That's part of benefits description; we can keep but it's not boilerplate? It's a link; maybe keep as part of benefits paragraph. It's not disallowed. It's not EEO etc. We'll keep. We must preserve all substantive information. So include details about location (based onsite in Plymouth, Michigan or Irvine, California). Include reporting line. Include responsibilities bullet points. Include qualifications bullet points. Include benefits paragraph. Include pay disclosure. We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each bullet as is, not rephrase. Let's extract exact text. From posting: About Rivian paragraph: "Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations." Role Summary: "The Rivian Supply Chain team is looking for highly motivated and exceptional purchasing professionals to bring Rivian’s engineered products to life. As a Senior Global Supply Manager, you will serve as a key individual contributor responsible for the end-to-end sourcing strategy and lifecycle management for our vehicle programs. You will navigate complex sourcing projects, concurrently leading efforts with medium to large spend while supporting the execution of multi-generational vehicle strategies. In this role, you will drive the competitive bid process with moderate leadership oversight, proactively identifying system efficiencies and refining enterprise functionality to improve procurement speed and accuracy. You are expected to negotiate most commercial terms of a contract, close cost gaps using industry intelligence, and maintain strong relationships with Tier 1 suppliers to protect Rivian’s financial and production interests. This position is based onsite in Plymouth, Michigan or Irvine, California and reports to the Senior Manager of Global Supply Management." Responsibilities: list: - Sourcing: Concurrently lead projects with medium to large vehicle spend for powertrain commodity, supporting the execution of a multi-generational vehicle strategy. Drive the competitive bid process and lead manager-level reviews with leadership oversight. - Systems & Process: 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. - Technical Understanding: 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. - Negotiations: Negotiate most commercial terms and LTAs with some legal involvement. Use cost estimating outputs to close "should cost" gaps and identify areas of opportunity or risk with some leadership oversight. - Supplier Management: Build and maintain relationships with Tier 1 account and program managers. Maintain a basic understanding of the sub-supplier footprint and raw material drivers for your assigned commodity. - Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders while managing expectations. Inform appropriate teams to provide detailed forecasting and costs that support long-term plans. - Project Management & Risk Mitigation: 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. Qualifications: Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering and a minimum of 3 years of direct procurement experience. Domain Expertise: 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. Commodity-Specific Experience: Deep sourcing experience in key powertrain commodities (e.g., ICE components, transmission systems, electric drive units, battery cells/modules, or power electronics). Strong grasp of manufacturing processes specific to powertrain manufacturing (e.g., high-pressure die casting, precision machining, forging, stamping, or automated assembly) to validate supplier cost breakdowns. Technical Skills: Proficient in SAP, Basecamp, and using cost estimating outputs to close should-cost gaps. Communication: Professional interpersonal and presentation skills; ability to defuse conflicts and provide feedback to peers. Execution: Ability to work on problems of diverse scope, evaluating identifiable factors to find solutions and exercising good judgment. Operational Style: Comfortable receiving general instructions on new assignments and managing day-to-day work with independence. Travel Requirements: Ability and willingness to travel as needed based on business needs, up to 20% annually. Benefits paragraph: "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, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the 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." Pay Disclosure: "The salary range for this role is $98,500 - $123,100 for Plymouth, Michigan based applicants and $107,800 - $134,800 for Irvine, CA 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." We should not include the Equal Opportunity etc. Now produce HTML:

  About the role

  Role Summary paragraph (maybe combine About Rivian? Actually About the role should be role summary; we could also include About Rivian as separate? Not required. We'll just put Role Summary as About the role.) But we might also include About Rivian as a separate section? Not in list of allowed headings. Could embed in About the role? The instruction: use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should follow those headings. About the role likely corresponds to role summary. We'll put the Role Summary paragraph there. The About Rivian description is company overview; could be considered part of About the role? Might be okay to include it in same paragraph. But we should not invent headings. We'll include both paragraphs under About the role. Thus:

  About the role

  Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

  The Rivian Supply Chain team is looking for highly motivated and exceptional purchasing professionals to bring Rivian’s engineered products to life. As a Senior Global Supply Manager, you will serve as a key individual contributor responsible for the end-to-end sourcing strategy and lifecycle management for our vehicle programs. You will navigate complex sourcing projects, concurrently leading efforts with medium to large spend while supporting the execution of multi-generational vehicle strategies. In this role, you will drive the competitive bid process with moderate leadership oversight, proactively identifying system efficiencies and refining enterprise functionality to improve procurement speed and accuracy. You are expected to negotiate most commercial terms of a contract, close cost gaps using industry intelligence, and maintain strong relationships with Tier 1 suppliers to protect Rivian’s financial and production interests. This position is based onsite in Plymouth, Michigan or Irvine, California and reports to the Senior Manager of Global Supply Management.

  Then Responsibilities:

  Responsibilities

  • Sourcing: Concurrently lead projects with medium to large vehicle spend for powertrain commodity, supporting the execution of a multi-generational vehicle strategy. Drive the competitive bid process and lead manager-level reviews with leadership oversight.
  • Systems & Process: 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.
  • Technical Understanding: 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.
  • Negotiations: Negotiate most commercial terms and LTAs with some legal involvement. Use cost estimating outputs to close "should cost" gaps and identify areas of opportunity or risk with some leadership oversight.
  • Supplier Management: Build and maintain relationships with Tier 1 account and program managers. Maintain a basic understanding of the sub-supplier footprint and raw material drivers for your assigned commodity.
  • Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders while managing expectations. Inform appropriate teams to provide detailed forecasting and costs that support long-term plans.
  • Project Management & Risk Mitigation: 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.
  Qualifications:

  Qualifications

  • Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering and a minimum of 3 years of direct procurement experience.
  • Domain Expertise: 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.
  • Commodity-Specific Experience: Deep sourcing experience in key powertrain commodities (e.g., ICE components, transmission systems, electric drive units, battery cells/modules, or power electronics). Strong grasp of manufacturing