Supply Chain Manager, Raw Materials Sustainability

What to Expect

The Raw Materials team is looking for a Supply Chain specialist to drive Tesla’s global decarbonization strategy and develop commodity-specific strategies for aluminum, steel, and plastic resins. You will translate our net-zero target into sourcing plans, support supplier negotiations, and deliver lower-carbon materials without sacrificing cost, quality, or supply continuity. Working hands-on with commodity managers and internal stakeholders you will identify and build qualified lower-carbon supply options, and provide leadership with a clear commercial path to Tesla Net Zero Emissions 2040 goal for these commodities. The ideal candidate is an experienced supply chain specialist (ideally with a sustainability background), who thrives in a fast-paced environment and develops innovative approaches to sustainability challenges.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and deploy GHG reduction strategies for steel, aluminum, and polymer commodities aligned with Tesla's Global Sustainable Sourcing Policy
• Assess market availability, pricing, and competitive risk of lower-carbon aluminum, steel, and resins; brief Global Commodity Leads and Raw Materials leadership on commercial implications
• Build and qualify lower-carbon material supply options - including recycled content, low-carbon primary metal, and supply backed by renewable electricity - with a clear view of cost, capacity, and specification tradeoffs
• Support negotiations on commercial terms and contract language that lock in supplier greenhouse gas reduction commitments, product carbon data, and milestone accountability
• Partner with commodity managers, Supplier Industrialization, Engineering, Quality, and Legal to embed sustainability criteria into supplier selection and directed sourcing decisions
• Lead supplier GHG engagement so reduction projects identified with Responsible Sourcing convert into contracted volume, pricing, and delivery
• Equip supporting teams with commercial data, supplier access, and execution status so strategy, greenhouse gas accounting, and public reporting stay grounded in what Tesla can actually buy

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Materials Engineering, or equivalent experience and evidence of exceptional ability
• Experience in commodity management for metals and/or polymers
• Working knowledge of supplier greenhouse gas data and product carbon footprints sufficient to negotiate commercial terms and challenge supplier claims
• Ability to balance cost, quality, supply continuity, and emissions outcomes in sourcing decisions
• Proven supplier negotiation skills including embedding requirements beyond price into contracts
• Ability to communicate clearly with commercial, technical, and Responsible Sourcing partners and operate in fast paced, ambiguous environments
• Willingness to travel to supplier and production sites as needed