Zero-emission solutions for cities. Human-centred, intelligent design - to revitalise public transportation.
At Arrival, our team is creating best-in-class electric vehicles using a radical new method of design and production. We work with some of the world's leading businesses and governments to achieve our goal of redefining mobility and transport ecosystems, transforming how people and goods travel and enhancing urban environments for all communities.
Innovation, rapid development and testing help us to push the boundaries. Our New Method takes our portfolio of patented technologies created in-house, and combines it with assembly in Arrival Microfactories. It’s a groundbreaking approach, leading to products with maximum functionality, peak efficiency, and an elevated experience – at a much more competitive price than other electric vehicles, and even fossil fuel vehicles.
At Arrival, our team is creating best-in-class electric vehicles using a radical new method of design and production. We work with some of the world's leading businesses and governments to achieve our goal of redefining mobility and transport ecosystems, transforming how people and goods travel and enhancing urban environments for all communities.
Innovation, rapid development and testing help us to push the boundaries. Our New Method takes our portfolio of patented technologies created in-house, and combines it with assembly in Arrival Microfactories. It’s a groundbreaking approach, leading to products with maximum functionality, peak efficiency, and an elevated experience – at a much more competitive price than other electric vehicles, and even fossil fuel vehicles.
At Arrival we want all of our employees to feel comfortable bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, as we truly believe that diversity drives innovation. Join our mission to bring better, more sustainable transportation to communities around the world.
What you’ll be doing:
Supporting and reporting to the Procurement Manager for Body Structures, you’ll need to be adaptable and agile, picking up new responsibilities within the role as they arise. This will be a cross commodity role looking after any structural components for new vehicle programmes.Managing the RFI/RFQ process for new component sourcing.Responsible for all demand planning, PO transactions, order confirmations and expediting. Liaising with our US based engineering team Ownership of the process from design to delivery.Responsible as the key lead for supplier relationships to assist Engineering, Quality, Material planning to deliver as one team.Manage and develop relationships with key strategic manufacturers.Negotiate cost in support of business plan targets for sourcing.Support inventory management functions as required to resolve booking issues, invoices, payments and part revisions.Support all Programme leads/Technical Leads on critical actions to resolve component shortages, engineering changes and build demands.What you’ll need:
Bachelor’s degree (Desired) or studies related to Business or Technical fields.Experience working in a dynamic environment where pragmatic solutions are vital and require rapid implementation.Collaborative mindset, ability to work under tight deadlines and results oriented.Ability to deliver strategic objectives and tactical solutions at the same time.Acute sense of urgency to resolve critical blockers and meet deadlines.Good Excel and PowerPoint skills.The confidence and diplomacy skills to interact with senior stakeholders both within Arrival and with our suppliers.We’d love it if you have:
A strong working knowledge of the dynamics in the global supply of structural components including castings, fabrications, extrusions, and stampings. Plastic component knowledge is also desired.A hunger to learn and develop.The ability to work in a fast moving meritocracy where every employee looks to constantly improve themselves and their company. A career with Arrival will expose you to the bare bones of a highly ambitious and entrepreneurial technology company, so if you’re interested in creating the future, not just talking about it, we’d love to hear from you.