Proprietary Components Sourcing Lead

Zeno is seeking a Supply Chain Manager – Proprietary Chassis to lead end-to-end sourcing, vendor development, and supply chain execution for a next-generation proprietary chassis platform under development.

Location : Bengaluru – Work from Office (5 days a week)

Start Date : Immediate

About Zeno

An unprecedented energy transition has begun. To meet 2040 net zero goals, over 2 billion electric two-wheelers (motorcycles) must be sold and $11 trillion in fuel consumption replaced. Zeno is building a tech platform to electrify this two-wheeler market, currently responsible for more than 4% of the world’s GHG emissions. Our mission is to accelerate the energy transition and democratize the benefits across Africa, India, and Latin America. With a focus on East Africa as a starting point, Zeno is building a new energy ecosystem with ground-up development of a fundamentally better electric motorcycle and associated battery swap network to drive a better experience for our customers.

The Role

Zeno is seeking a Supply Chain Manager – Proprietary Chassis to lead end-to-end sourcing, vendor development, and supply chain execution for a next-generation proprietary chassis platform under development. This role is highly confidential and mission-critical, involving the identification and management of strategic suppliers to ensure cost, quality, and delivery performance for vehicle functional / dynamic components that form the backbone of our electric motorcycles.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Ownership : Build and manage the supply chain for proprietary chassis systems, which includes suspension, brake system, alloy wheels, bearings, tyres, chain drive system, latches, locks, ignition locks etc.
• Vendor Development : Identify and qualify global and domestic suppliers with advanced technology, design capabilities and manufacturing capabilities.
• Negotiation & Cost Management : Drive competitive pricing strategies while ensuring adherence to engineering specifications. Evaluate & workout should cost, negotiate and align with suppliers for optimized BOM cost control
• Supplier Program Management : Work with engineering and program for project’s technical & scheduling requirements for development timelines, maintaining strict confidentiality, adherence to program schedule. Driving supplier level micro activities for the benefit of the organization.
• Quality & Compliance : Ensure all proprietary chassis components meet durability, safety, and certification requirements (ISO / IATF). Supplier quality assurance, managing supplier quality control, ensuring quality timeliy quality checks & report submission to engineering.
• Risk Mitigation : Develop dual-sourcing strategies and safeguard IP while engaging with suppliers. Manage supplier activities closely on regular basis to identify risks to the project, risks to program schedule as well as manufacturing schedule.
• Cross-Functional Alignment : Collaborate with engineering, R&D, programs and HOD to deliver chassis supply chain readiness in line with launch milestones.

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