Lordstown Motors Corporation seeks to eliminate inefficiencies that exist in modern work by creating electric vehicles that radically improve the way work gets done. Cost effective for fleets, safer, and designed to be more productive than traditional commercial vehicles, Lordstown pickup trucks and fleet vehicles are built to fix challenges that limit modern work. With a focus on Integrity, Discipline and Collaboration, we are working to design and build the work vehicles of the future. Join us to make a difference!

Culture – as a Startup, we are looking for Leaders that want to create an organization and structure where you can make an impact, have your voice heard, ambitious to step up to dynamic challenges and be accountable, like everyone else in the company, for your results.

The Director of Purchasing is responsible for the development and implementation of purchasing strategy, objectives, polices and processes. This role will work alongside managers to add value, create/maintain strategic supplier relationships, mitigate supply chain risk, achieve cost savings and continuous improvement in the delivery of goods and services.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage 2 or more Commodity Teams of the Purchasing Organization achieve the corporate and business objectives.
• Cross-function engagement with Engineering, Supplier Quality, Production Control, Manufacturing, Finance and Executive Management to understand, plan and execute LMC’s overall priorities managing tradeoffs, budgets and Suppliers to provides options and recommendation to achieve these goals.
• Lead contract negotiation with Suppliers taking into consideration product quality, pricing, service performance, regulatory compliance, supply security and, for international buying, duties, tariffs and shipping costs.
• Build effective partnership with key suppliers. Oversee satisfactory resolution of complaints and open issues. Pursue continuous improvement opportunities.
• Develop performance metrics, analyze, define and execute specific projects to reduce costs, increase inventory turn, improve services, efficiency and supply security.
• Monitor industry and economic trends identifying supply risks and developing mitigation plans.
• Develop, implement and oversee the compliance of purchasing and contract management policies and procedures. Ensure purchasing/vendor assessment records and other controlled documents are maintained per internal guidelines.

• BS Degree in relevant field
• 10 years solid experience in purchasing, sourcing and inventory management
• Analytical and result driven
• Self-starter, strong initiative, dependable and capable of being an effective change agent
• Resourceful, comfortable with ambiguity and skilled problem solver
• Strong negotiator and business acumen
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and effective in dealing with conflicts
• Experience building and developing a team

Lordstown Motors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.