Senior Program Manager, Procurement - Commercial Van

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.

About the role

The Rivian Procurement team is looking for a highly motivated and skilled professional to lead and execute projects within Commercial Van vehicle programs, including the Amazon delivery van. As a Senior Program Manager, you will serve as a key individual contributor responsible for the end-to-end ownership of purchasing initiatives such as supplier sourcing, tooling kickoff, and readiness for pre-production and production milestones. This role requires excellent self-driven leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to ensure supply chain continuity, process optimization, and the overall success of new and existing programs.

This position is based onsite in Plymouth, Michigan and reports to the Sr. Manager of Procurement Program Management.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Ensure on-time completion of purchasing activities in support of commercial van pre-production and production builds by partnering with cross-functional teams, including Purchasing, Engineering, Supplier Development, New Product Introduction, and Vehicle Line.
• Stakeholder Management: Lead cross-functional teams through program and organization-wide projects. Engage frequently with cross-functional managers to ensure alignment. Proactively set and manage expectations.
• Communication: Act as the ‘voice of purchasing’ when collaborating with cross-functional teams on the potential impact of engineering and/or content changes on cost and timing. Act as the ‘voice of the program’ back to purchasing to ensure timely completion of deliverables and goals to support the vehicle program.
• Risk Mitigation: Uncover and clearly articulate risks to senior leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Procurement/Supplier Expertise: Understand the various factors of impact including economic, political, and technology landscapes with some direction. Support leadership to achieve current and future strategic initiatives.
• Technical Skills: Own data management, analysis, and reporting across an array of applications (Google Workspace, SAP, Confluence, Jira, Databricks, HEX, etc.), particularly as it relates to supplier sourcing, risk management, and leadership reporting activities. Utilize Rivian-approved and provided AI tools to drive efficiencies into Purchasing processes and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to take action on procurement strategies and achieve strategic initiatives.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate through ambiguity and complexity.
• Professional presentation skills; facilitates structured decision-making processes.
• Independently implements solutions and collaborates on evaluating potential ideas with the team.
• Operates with moderate autonomy to drive improvements and results within an assigned scope.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed based on business needs, expected to average between 10-15%.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $98,500 - $123,100 for Plymouth, Michigan-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.