Tesla, Inc. - Feb 2017 – Oct 2018

Global Director, Logistics Procurement & Outbound Finished Vehicles Logistics, USA

• Reporting to VP of Supply Chain

• Supplier selection, negotiation and contracting for $500m+ across production, outbound, service and energy

• More than halved number of suppliers, moving from transactional engagement to partnership

• Improved cash flow by more than $40m, and reduced cost by more than $50m

• Reduced NVO usage from 40% of total volume to ~6%; saving $1,000/box

• Reduced express costs by ~$10m across Tesla and Musk affiliated companies

• Implemented new global 3PL in 3 months from first engagement

• Re-defined and implemented scalable, global outbound supply chain for finished vehicles, achieving industry leading global average lead-time from factory gate to customer below 20 days, saving 20% per vehicle on first-leg