What To Expect The Material Planning group in Supply Chain is responsible for the reliable and efficient flow of all production materials to Tesla’s factories and Service locations. The returnable packaging team is managing packaging assets that are used to move parts between suppliers and Tesla factories. As Program Manager, you will have end-to-end responsibility for returnable packaging operations. You will develop business cases to justify Capex investments, launch new packaging programs, and ensure operational success of the packaging fleet. This is a strategic supply chain role, interacting with suppliers, Finance, Material Planning, Logistics, Global Supply Management, Packaging Engineering, and Production Control in order to ensure returnables packaging programs are running at best efficiency for packaging cost optimization.
Flexibility and adaptability are key attributes needed for success in this role. Candidate should have strong analytical, project management and leadership skills to handle a variety of activities and complexities spanning the organization. Candidates should be willing to work at both a very detailed and strategic level.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Supply Chain/logistics processes and related IT solution
What You'll Do
Review Tesla’s returnable packaging requirements for existing and new programs
Identify investment opportunities to optimize packaging cost
Develop business cases and ROI models for packaging related investments and present to finance and leadership for approval
Ensure optimal flow of returnable packaging containers through the supply chain to eliminate back-up expendable packaging cost
Create, improve and deploy returnables packaging operation process
Identify common packaging supply chain failure modes, determine appropriate response and drive resolution in collaboration with internal teams and external suppliers
Work with cross-functional stakeholders such as sourcing and packaging engineering teams to define project priorities
What You'll Bring
Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, experience and exceptional ability, or equivalent
At least 3 - 5 years of professional work experience in supply chain, manufacturing or other process critical operations in a fast paced environment
Analytics savvy with strong proficiency in Excel and knowledge of SQL, Tableau and or other analytics tools
Ability to effectively communicate and work with people from all levels of the organization both at Tesla as well as at suppliers. Should be comfortable handling difficult conversations
Ability to evaluate and analyze data to enable operational decision-making or present clear recommendations to leadership
Lateral thinker with exceptional judgment – ability to develop process and drive schedules and also comfortable quickly changing direction when that is the best course of action
Passionate and relentless in following up on issues until a final resolution achieved and sustained process improvements are deployed and verified
Benefits Compensation and Benefits Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
LGBTQ+ care concierge services
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
, Tesla
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities
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