Supply Chain Program Manager, Battery Cell Raw Materials (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Tesla
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Manager or above
- 2 hours ago
2 hours ago
What to Expect
Tesla was founded in 2003 with the goal of accelerating the transition to sustainable energy and protecting the planet Earth. Through solar energy, batteries, and electric vehicles, we are building a world of amazing abundance.At Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, we manufacture the Model Y, and starting in 2027, we’ll produce everything from battery cells to electric vehicles. This is unique in Europe. Our international team consists of over 12,000 employees from 130 countries. We hire talent at all skill levels - prior experience in the automotive industry is not required. Would you like to help write the next chapter in Tesla’s success story and work at one of Germany’s most modern workplaces? Then this is the right place for you!
Tesla’s Battery Cell - Supplier Industrialization team is responsible for battery cells, raw materials’ new process development and qualification, quality engineering activities at suppliers. The Supply Chain Program Manager will work closely with many organizations both internal and external to Tesla, taking new battery raw material designs from initial concept through into mass production. In this role, you will serve as the representative of battery cell supply chain organization and act as the central point of contact between Tesla internal teams - Supply Chain function including Tesla’s Executive Team, Engineering, and Manufacturing organizations.
The work environment is demanding, fast-paced and incredibly exciting. The ideal candidate should be ready to push their limits, as they join in highly motivated and capable team to make unbelievable things into reality.
What You’ll Do
- Assesses, analyses, consolidates and communicates risk and status clearly, calling out key issues, and presenting path to resolution in cross functional forums at working level as well as to senior executives.Â
- Manage phase gate development cycles for battery cell raw materials Â
- Enable &Â ensure factory/line readiness at multiple supplier sites before start of mass productionÂ
- Develop and monitor project schedules to track project health and proactively communicate schedule delay risks to both internal and external teamsÂ
- Provide visibility into program status and key metrics for stakeholders in Supply Chain, Engineering, and ManufacturingÂ
What You’ll Bring
- BS in Chemical, Mechanical, Material Science & engineering. 8+ years of experience in New Product development (from design to mass production) at high volume manufacturing industryÂ
- Experience in Phase Gate (or Stage gate) product development cycleÂ
- MS/MBA is preferred. Experience in Battery Industry is preferredÂ
- Good communicator with strong interpersonal skills. And ability to present to senior management.Â
- Detail oriented at the same time big picture thinkerÂ
- Strong track record of identifying process gaps and driving meaningful improvementsÂ
- Prior technical expertise (process development, or quality engineering, or design engineering) is preferred.Â
- Ability to travel – 50 - 60 % to manufacturing sites across Europe
- Candidates are expected to uphold and actively promote sustainability principles in their daily work, operating in line with Tesla Global Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHS&S) Policy and EMAS requirements, fostering a culture of continuous environmental improvement.
Supply Chain Program Manager, Battery Cell Raw Materials (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg · Tesla