Specialist, Direct Procurement - Metal Commodity

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes intro paragraphs about Scout Motors, then "What you’ll do", "Location & Travel Expectations:", "What you’ll bring", "What you'll gain", "Pay Transparency". Also there is "Notice to applicants", "Residing in ...", "Equal Opportunity". Those are boilerplate and should be removed per instructions: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should drop those sections: "Notice to applicants", "Residing in San Francisco...", "Equal Opportunity", etc. Also "Pay Transparency" includes salary range; we need to include Pay section if posting actually states them. It does: "Initial base salary range = $90,000.00 - $112,500.00". Also mentions full-time exempt position eligible for base salary and annual performance bonus. So we can include Pay section with that info. Also Benefits: they list benefits under "What you'll gain". So we can include Benefits section. Schedule: they mention location & travel expectations: "This role may be based out of ... This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events." That's schedule/location info. Could be Schedule section. But we need to include a section only when posting has real, specific content. It does have location & travel expectations. So we can include Schedule section with that content. Also maybe "Location" could be separate but we only have Schedule heading allowed. Use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - About the role: The introductory paragraphs about Scout Motors heritage, mission, etc. That's substantive. So we can have About the role section. - Responsibilities: "What you’ll do" bullet list. So Responsibilities section. - Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: The posting has "What you’ll bring" which includes expectations, then a list of items: 4+ years experience, Bachelor's degree, etc. Also includes many specific skills. Could be split into Requirements (experience, education) and Skills (specific abilities). But we can combine into Requirements or Skills. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have Requirements (includes experience, education) and Skills (includes specific abilities). But we need to avoid thin sections. Could just have Requirements section covering both experience and skills. However we have headings list: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could use Requirements for experience/education, Skills for abilities. But that might be two sections; still okay if substantive. But we need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have real content. Let's extract: About the role: The first paragraph(s) up to "What you’ll do". Let's capture: "Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again. But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work. The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. Respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute. And respect for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their requirements — an all-electric powertrain as well as the Harvester™ range extender powertrain which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range. At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion. Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!" That's about the role/company. Responsibilities: "What you’ll do" list: - Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following: - Work hand-in-hand with the Scout team to identify the right suppliers to build and supply parts & services, including participating in pre-sourcing audits to confirm acceptability of new suppliers. - Lead the sourcing strategy presentation in the multi-level sourcing committee environment. - Develop sourcing strategy within the Metals team for assigned commodities and lead the sourcing process through supplier selection to achieve company piece price and tooling targets. - Prepare and execute negotiated contractual documents and nomination agreements. - Act as program manager during the pre-production phase, ensuring that all industrialization at suppliers achieve the project requirements in terms of timing, cost, and quality. - Evaluate and apply technical changes to parts / services, ensuring that cost, quality and delivery objectives are met. - Lead cross-functional evaluation of suppliers’ preparedness for mass-production, together with Scout Quality, Engineering, and Logistics teams. - Manage supplier relationships and performance through key performance metrics. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we keep each bullet as

. Location & Travel Expectations: This is schedule/location. We'll put under Schedule section. Content: "Location & Travel Expectations: This role may be based out of the Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC or Novi, Michigan. This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time." We can put that as

under Schedule. What you'll bring: includes expectations and list. We'll split into Requirements (experience, education) and Skills (abilities). Let's extract: Expectations paragraph: "We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals." Then "Here's what else you'll bring:" then list: - 4+ years in purchasing environment with experience developing and executing procurement commodity strategies - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Manufacturing, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant automotive procurement experience will be considered. - Effective negotiation experience specific to automotive OEM or Tier 1 Direct Purchasing - Metal commodity knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Ladder Frame, Body-In-White Stampings, Welded Sub-Assys, Exhaust, Brakes, Suspension, EDUs, Steering, Castings, Forgings, Stabilizers, Wishbones, Wheels, Hinges, Steel Coils, Aluminum Coils, Fasteners and Accessories - Analytical skills, ability to work independently, multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment - Thorough knowledge of automotive, manufacturing or related industries - A reputation for developing and nurturing excellent stakeholder and partner supplier relationships - Experience managing supplier performance - Program management experience - Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization - Proactivity, initiative and the ability to work across multiple workstreams - A passion for creating something new - Ability to find creative solutions to complex problems - A collaborative approach - working as a team to achieve ambitious goals We can treat the first paragraph as part of Requirements (soft skills). Then the list includes both experience/education and skills. Could separate: Requirements: experience, education; Skills: abilities list. But we have many items overlapping. To keep sections few, maybe we just have Requirements section covering all "What you’ll bring". But we also have Benefits and Pay sections. We need to decide headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's six sections. Could also include Skills but we can merge into Requirements. Let's check if we have any content for Qualifications separate: The Bachelor's degree etc could be Qualifications. But we can keep Requirements. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not needed. We must not include boilerplate: Remove "Notice to applicants", "Residing in ...", "Equal Opportunity", etc. Also remove "Pay Transparency" heading? We'll use Pay section. Now produce HTML:

About the role

... (the about text)

Responsibilities

• Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:
• Work hand-in-hand with the Scout team to identify the right suppliers to build and supply parts & services, including participating in pre-sourcing audits to confirm acceptability of new suppliers.
• Lead the sourcing strategy presentation in the multi-level sourcing committee environment.
• Develop sourcing strategy within the Metals team for assigned commodities and lead the sourcing process through supplier selection to achieve company piece price and tooling targets.
• Prepare and execute negotiated contractual documents and nomination agreements.
• Act as program manager during the pre-production phase, ensuring that all industrialization at suppliers achieve the project requirements in terms of timing, cost, and quality.
• Evaluate and apply technical changes to parts / services, ensuring that cost, quality and delivery objectives are met.
• Lead cross-functional evaluation of suppliers’ preparedness for mass-production, together with Scout Quality, Engineering, and Logistics teams.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance through key performance metrics.

Note: The first bullet includes a colon and then the list; but it's okay as a bullet.

Requirements

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals.

• 4+ years in purchasing environment with experience developing and executing procurement commodity strategies
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Manufacturing, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant automotive procurement experience will be considered.
• Effective negotiation experience specific to automotive OEM or Tier 1 Direct Purchasing
• Metal commodity knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Ladder Frame, Body-In-White Stampings, Welded Sub-Assys, Exhaust, Brakes, Suspension, EDUs, Steering, Castings, Forgings, Stabilizers, Wishbones, Wheels, Hinges, Steel Coils, Aluminum Coils, Fasteners and Accessories
• Analytical skills, ability to work independently, multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Thorough knowledge of automotive, manufacturing or related industries
• A reputation for developing and nurturing excellent stakeholder and partner supplier relationships
• Experience managing supplier performance
• Program management experience
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization
• Proactivity, initiative and the ability to work across multiple workstreams
• A passion for creating something new
• Ability to find creative solutions to complex problems
• A collaborative approach - working as a