Established⠀in 2019 by⠀Founder⠀and CEO⠀Kevin⠀Czinger⠀and⠀Co-Founder⠀Lukas⠀Czinger,⠀Los⠀Angeles‑based⠀Czinger⠀Vehicles⠀is an⠀industry‑disrupting⠀performance⠀vehicles⠀brand⠀pioneering⠀a new era⠀in the⠀automotive⠀space by⠀fundamentally⠀changing⠀the way⠀cars will⠀be⠀designed⠀and⠀manufactured⠀for⠀generations⠀to come.⠀Built⠀around a⠀core ethos⠀of⠀utilizing⠀revolutionary,⠀proprietary⠀technology⠀to create⠀vehicles⠀equipped⠀with both⠀dominating⠀performance⠀and iconic⠀design,⠀Czinger⠀represents⠀a radical⠀transformation⠀of the⠀manufacturing⠀sector and⠀the future⠀of⠀human‑AI⠀design⠀within an⠀environmentally⠀sustainable⠀system.
Czinger’s⠀halo⠀vehicle,⠀the 21C⠀hypercar,⠀has⠀received⠀global⠀attention⠀for its⠀record-breaking⠀performance⠀and the⠀revolutionary⠀design and⠀manufacturing⠀technology⠀it⠀embodies.⠀It is the⠀physical⠀representation⠀of over⠀550⠀patents⠀filed⠀across⠀A.I. based⠀generative⠀design,⠀materials,⠀additive⠀manufacturing,⠀and⠀assembly.⠀This novel⠀technology⠀and world⠀class⠀engineering⠀has⠀enabled⠀the 21C to⠀set⠀production⠀lap⠀records at⠀both⠀Laguna⠀Seca and⠀Circuit of⠀the⠀Americas.⠀As a⠀business⠀Czinger is⠀the unique⠀combination⠀of a deep⠀technology⠀company,⠀consumer⠀product⠀company,⠀and⠀performance⠀brand.
Czinger⠀Vehicles⠀places an⠀emphasis⠀on talent⠀and is⠀known⠀globally⠀for their⠀world⠀class⠀team.
The⠀Engineering⠀Project⠀Buyer will⠀execute⠀the⠀strategy⠀and lead⠀suppliers’⠀commercial⠀discussions⠀and ensure⠀the⠀supplier’s⠀performance,⠀including⠀the⠀procurement⠀of goods⠀and⠀services,⠀selection⠀of⠀suppliers,⠀development,⠀and⠀evaluation⠀of⠀supplier⠀quality⠀standards,⠀and⠀development⠀and⠀evaluation⠀of supply⠀chain⠀process⠀the⠀general⠀flow of⠀goods. In⠀addition,⠀the⠀Engineering⠀Project⠀Buyer will⠀be⠀responsible⠀for⠀meeting⠀all supply⠀chain⠀quality⠀and⠀timeliness⠀requirements⠀in direct⠀support of⠀development⠀and⠀production⠀timelines⠀while⠀minimizing⠀risk and⠀ensuring⠀compliance⠀with all⠀contractual⠀and legal⠀obligations.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Standards:
- Identify,⠀develop⠀and manage⠀key⠀strategic⠀supplier⠀relationships
- Strong⠀new⠀product⠀introduction⠀buying
- Procure⠀for⠀inventory⠀and⠀non-inventory⠀purposes⠀all⠀essential⠀materials,⠀parts, and⠀services,⠀ensuring⠀timely⠀delivery,⠀high⠀quality,⠀and⠀cost-effective⠀pricing to⠀meet⠀development⠀and⠀production⠀timelines
- Work⠀closely⠀with⠀engineering⠀and⠀manufacturing⠀to support⠀strategic⠀sourcing⠀activities
- Manage⠀comprehensive⠀long-term⠀suppliers’⠀agreements⠀and⠀purchase⠀orders
- Assess⠀and⠀monitor⠀supplier⠀quality⠀and key⠀performance⠀indicators
- Orchestrate⠀the⠀supplier⠀performance⠀evaluation⠀process,⠀determining⠀and taking⠀corrective⠀action, as⠀results⠀require
- Own⠀and manage⠀the⠀process⠀used in⠀supply⠀chain⠀management⠀to respond⠀in a⠀timely⠀fashion to⠀requests⠀for quotes⠀and⠀proposals
- Work⠀closely⠀with the⠀Procurement⠀Lead⠀Manager to⠀develop⠀short-term⠀and⠀long-term⠀budgets,⠀KPIs⠀reporting,⠀and budget⠀variance⠀auditing.
- Work⠀closely⠀with⠀procurement,⠀logistics,⠀inventory⠀management,⠀and⠀production⠀to ensure⠀material⠀continuity⠀by⠀understanding⠀market⠀risk,⠀supply⠀flow lead⠀times, and⠀kitting⠀need-by⠀dates.
- Support⠀company-wide⠀strategic⠀sourcing,⠀cost⠀saving,⠀cost⠀avoidance,⠀and value⠀enhancement⠀initiatives⠀associated⠀with⠀long-term⠀agreements.
- Identify⠀supplier⠀success⠀barriers⠀and⠀resolutions⠀for⠀improvement.
- Manage⠀KPIs to⠀measure⠀and⠀improve⠀strategic⠀sourcing⠀activities
- Track⠀authorizations,⠀correspondence,⠀revisions,⠀and⠀contractual⠀deadlines
Experience:
- BS or MS⠀in⠀Mechanical,⠀Engineering,⠀or⠀equivalent,⠀master⠀preferred
- 5+⠀years of⠀relevant⠀experience
- Strong⠀background⠀within the⠀automotive⠀industry⠀and⠀experience⠀in a⠀start-up⠀environment⠀is⠀preferred
- Effectively⠀negotiated⠀strategic⠀agreements⠀with⠀relevant⠀suppliers⠀to provide⠀the lowest⠀total cost⠀of⠀ownership
- Experience⠀in quality⠀management
- Significant⠀operational⠀improvement⠀abilities
- Superior⠀negotiation⠀and⠀strategic⠀sourcing⠀abilities
- Inbound/Outbound⠀logistics⠀experience⠀(relationship⠀management⠀with⠀local/national/international⠀shippers)
- Inventory⠀planning⠀experience
- Ability⠀to⠀demonstrate⠀skills in⠀supply⠀chain risk⠀management⠀and⠀program⠀planning
- Ability⠀to read,⠀negotiate,⠀and⠀develop⠀legally⠀binding⠀agreements
- Strong⠀computer⠀skills,⠀use of MS⠀office⠀suite and⠀major⠀brand⠀MRP/ERP⠀systems
- Demonstrated⠀experience⠀developing⠀processes⠀and⠀procedures⠀with⠀operation⠀personnel⠀to improve⠀productivity⠀continuously
- Possess⠀strong,⠀high-level⠀analytical,⠀organizational,⠀communication⠀and⠀facilitation⠀skills⠀along with⠀the⠀ability to⠀influence⠀others⠀positively
- Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀collaborate⠀and⠀establish⠀consensus⠀within a⠀group or⠀team⠀environment
- Ability⠀to⠀establish⠀and build⠀relationships⠀across all⠀levels and⠀functions⠀of the⠀organization.
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