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Nick Zaccariello

San Francisco,CA

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Sensor Integration

Zoox
08.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for sourcing and managing the Sensor Pod assembly within the Sensor Integration / Advanced Hardware procurement team at Zoox. Parts managed include cameras/sensors, plastic injection molded trims, structural castings, exterior microphones, and various subcomponents of the Sensor Pod assembly ($120M+ spend).
  • Conducted a total cost analysis for Sensor Pod, comparing outsourcing Tier 1 design and manufacturing services versus in-house design and assembly, revealing a $40M+ cost savings opportunity due to economies of scale and expertise.
  • Negotiated long-term master services agreements and statements of work with more than 5 key suppliers, securing volume discounts that resulted in a 10% reduction in subcomponent costs over the lifetime of the vehicle period.
  • Designed a comprehensive Statement of Work (SOW) template tailored to facilitate procurement and strategic partnerships. Incorporated specific sections outlining project scope, deliverables, acceptance criteria, milestones, and performance metrics, ensuring clear communication and alignment between stakeholders and vendors.
  • Module lead for ensuring robust communication channels between sourcing and engineering teams are established to integrate Design for Manufacturing (DFM) considerations and implement cost-effective sourcing strategies at the outset of tooling loops and product development.
  • Facilitate weekly cross-functional meetings among sourcing, engineering, quality, and tooling teams, ensuring synchronization on project timelines, technical specifications, cost optimization, and quality benchmarks.

Global Supply Manager - Body Structures / BIW

Lucid Motors
10.2020 - 08.2023
  • Responsible for leading all sourcing initiatives for exterior paint/e-coat/resins, plastics, castings, and battery enclosures within the Body Structures / Body-In-White direct purchasing team at Lucid ($80M spend).
  • Act as the central point of contact for managing commercial relationships with suppliers and serving as the key interface between various internal departments including Engineering, Quality, Design, Finance, Manufacturing, and Logistics, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment across the organization.
  • Collaborated with vehicle engineering team to utilized value analysis/value engineering techniques to identify over-engineered components, leading to redesigns that reduced material costs by 10% while still maintaining impeccable performance standards.
  • Implemented a vendor-managed inventory system for e-coat and resins, allowing suppliers to manage inventory levels directly, reducing inventory carrying costs by 25%.
  • Led and collaborated with Lucid legal to negotiate long-term master service contracts and pricing agreements with a group of 12+ suppliers, resulting in achieving a savings of $5M+ of component costs over life of the vehicle.

Strategic Sourcing Manager - OCI

Oracle Corporation
06.2018 - 10.2020
  • Responsible for managing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure X7/X8 platform servers ($500M+ spend) and act as the main point of contact for sourcing and ED&D/Capex related investments for multiple supplier sites.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with engineering and quality teams to develop innovative and sustainable strategic supply chain solutions that enable high quality and cost-efficient practices.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification: Collaborated within Supply Chain Operations to optimize 3rd party Maintenance Entitlement. Developed a strategic pathway, reducing lead time for initial maintenance purchase orders from 11 weeks to just 2 weeks.
  • Revamped and spearheaded analysis of the weekly shipping report, taking ownership of the process. Implemented strategic initiatives resulting in a reduction of overall error percentage from 45% to 10%.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Supply Chain Management

W.P. Carey School of Business
Tempe, AZ
05.2018

Bachelor of Science - Finance

W.P. Carey School of Business
Tempe, AZ
05.2018

Timeline

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Sensor Integration

Zoox
08.2023 - Current

Global Supply Manager - Body Structures / BIW

Lucid Motors
10.2020 - 08.2023

Strategic Sourcing Manager - OCI

Oracle Corporation
06.2018 - 10.2020

Bachelor of Science - Supply Chain Management

W.P. Carey School of Business

Bachelor of Science - Finance

W.P. Carey School of Business

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