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Canoo’s mission is to bring EVs to Everyone and building a world-class team to deploy this sustainable mobility revolution. We have developed breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the automotive landscape with pioneering technologies, award-winning designs, and a unique business model that spans all owners in the full lifecycle of the vehicle. Canoo is starting production in 2022 and is distinguished by its pioneering and experienced team of technologists, engineers, and designers. With offices around the country, the company is scaling quickly and seeking candidates who love to challenge themselves, are motivated by purpose, and possess a strong desire to get things done.

Canoo’s success is the direct result of our disciplined application of our core operating principles and drills, which are based on three main principles: Think 80/20 (“Important versus less important”), Act 30/30 (“Reduce waste and increase output”), and Live 90/10 (“We have each other’s back”). We hire based on “MET” - Mindset, Equipment and willingness to Train - and seek individuals that take accountability and deliver results being Humble, Hungry to succeed, and Hunting for opportunities to win. We train our team to engage with each other by modulating between their intellect (iQ) and emotional intelligence (eQ) applying Facts, Finesse, and Force when they communicate. The principles and drills of the CANOO Way have been fundamental to our success, our ability to grow, continuously improve, innovate and are at the core of our day-to-day operations.

Overview

The purpose of this role is to consolidate in MS Project all high level tasks from Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, Purchasing, Quality and R&D efforts. The high level tasks/goals should roll up for a quick view but be detailed enough to target areas that need improvement at a granular level. Constraints must be visible in the timeline and confirmation (audit) of progress by each department validated. The end goal should have all tasks linked to critical path and guide the teams to focus on what is priority.

Responsibilities

• Working with each department identify and develop work around plans to achieve the milestones set in the base timeline
• Identify gaps in the individual timing plans from each department
• Analize and present bottleneck scenarios, critical path and roadblocks weekly to the leadership team
• Develop and maintain twice weekly timeline updates for the overall program scope
• Conduct physical and or virtual audits to confirm progress stated by each department
• Challenge timing durations for accuracy and ensure detailed plans are efficient and accurate

Qualifications

• Firm but fair interface with other functional leaders within Canoo
• MS Project Expertise
• Automotive knowledge of design, build through production ramp up
• Experienced in full product to plant launch activities and tracking
• Post Secondary Education preferred in the Industrial Engineering field
• Must be able to travel from plant to plant and physically audit the progress, this may required walking for more than 4 hours at a time.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with any OEM automotive firm during a new plan/product launch

What's Cool About Working Here...

• Equity Compensation
• Casual workplace with an unbelievable feeling of energy
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Meaningful, challenging work that will redefine automotive landscape and make EVs available to everyone
• Flexible Paid Time Off

Canoo is an equal opportunity-affirmative action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, past or present military service or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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