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Zero Motorcycles is currently hiring for the following positions:

Positions Available in Europe
National Sales Managers Uk, Germany and France Regions

Reporting to our European MD you will be required to establish contacts with and recruit major top dealership retailers in key market areas to launch and establish zero motorcycles within the target countries. Responsible for helping define and implementing the strategy in accordance with the Corporate guidelines. You will develop the dealer network, grow sales, support our partners with sales programs and provide the organization with the necessary market information and analysis to improve decision-making.

All activities should be aimed at gaining market share and providing our client with a profitable growth of sales volume.

Logistics Operations Manager

Bachelor or Master educational level within logistics, business management or related area. Practical experience in the area of logistics in an international environment and expert knowledge in warehouse operational processes and logistics flows. Good experience in business principles in multiple disciplines, like forecasting, supply management, inventory management, order management and distribution. Good understanding of ERP systems. Experienced general project management and business analyst skills.

Office Manager

Experienced Office Manager with Financial and project management experience. A hands-on all-rounder that takes charge of all office-related tasks in an environment best be described as informal, social and hardworking. Day to day responsible for reporting, supporting marketing and financial department on a daily basis. Work on projects for external events.

For All the Mentioned Functions:
  • Industry experience is required
  • A strong track record in sales and marketing skills is essential
  • A high level of independence with plenty of day to day variety
  • ‘Start up’ attitude; hands on mentality, no 9-5 attitude, self starter
  • 5-8 years experience in each relevant position
  • Interacting at a senior level with our USA Headquarter is often required outside normal work hours
  • Excellent communication skills in English are required, both verbal and in writing – our office language is English

If you recognize yourself in one of the mentioned positions please send your motivation letter and resume to our Human Resource manager: hr@zeromotorcycles.com. Please no phone calls or drop-ins.

Positions Available in the United States
Sr. Buyer
Summary of Position:

Zero Motorcycles is currently looking for a Senior Buyer who will manage the assigned suppliers and scheduling of materials, develop strategies to implement department goals of reducing overall cost, negotiating long-term contracts, and meeting internal customer’s needs and objectives. This position will work in the Scotts Valley, California headquarters and will report to the Director of Materials.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Operate and maintain a significant element of the MRP and ERP system with key suppliers, to tight and exacting deadlines.
  • Maintain a capable supply base for motorcycle components, controlling costs of purchased materials through: use of cost targets, cost downs, negotiations, or process changes, and material substitutions.
  • Source, analyze, review, develop and finalize sourcing decisions, conduct negotiations, including planning and development of strategy and tactics to reach objectives, and negotiate long-term contracts as appropriate. Manage achievement of department’s cost avoidance and reduction objectives.
  • Interact with all levels of management both inside the company and outside in supplier organizations. Works closely with Product Development, Program Management, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality Engineering, Quality, Sales, Materials, and cost improvement committees as required.
  • Travel as required to supplier facilities to build relationships, review operations, expedite parts, troubleshoot, and help evaluate total management and manufacturing capabilities to increase the number of certified suppliers. The right candidate will be flexible and able to travel as business needs dictate.
Required Education/Experience:

Bachelor degree (B.A. or B.S.) from accredited four-year college or university; and three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Attributes:
  • Strong facilitation skills, capable of dealing with areas of ambiguity. An ability to communicate with all levels in the organization.
  • Must have a sound business understanding, good organizational and leadership skills, good mathematical aptitude, and have some knowledge of ISO quality programs, practices, and techniques.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications–Word, Excel, Access, Power Point; Microsoft Outlook, Internet software and knowledge of Inventory software.
  • Dynamic, strong and confident personality, result and goal orientated individuals only to apply – this is a role for people who thrive on getting a result.

To apply send in your resume and qualifications to: hr@zeromotorcycles.com. Please no phone calls or drop-ins.

Electrical Engineer
Summary of Position:

Zero motorcycles is currently looking for an individual that is interested in being the engineering link to customer service and manufacturing. This individual will work within a team of electrical engineers, customer service technicians, and manufacturing engineers to identify, resolve, and head off, issues with cutting edge electric motorcycles and all their systems. This individual will play a key role in ensuring that product that leaves the factory is released under the highest standards and that any problems in the field that require engineering attention are handled quickly and efficiently. This position will work out of our corporate offices in Scotts Valley, California.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Intimately understand all the systems of all models of motorcycles Zero produces and the trouble shooting procedures for diagnosing issues
  • Work closely with customer service to resolve issues in the field
  • Work closely with manufacturing to resolve any issues found on the manufacturing floor
  • Train both manufacturing and customer service on how to diagnose and remedy issues with the motorcycles and to use the debug systems/test systems
  • Build and maintain test systems such as debug cables, functional test units, manufacturing test units, and logging units
  • Understand and be able to edit embedded code as well as functional tester code
Required Education/Experience:
  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering
  • 2-5 Years of professional engineering experience in related field
  • Experience with embedded systems hardware and software
  • Experience with analog and digital circuit design, power electronics is a plus
  • Automotive power train systems or EV systems experience preferred
Skills and Attributes:
  • Ability to work with multiple teams to quickly accomplish tasks
  • Excellent debugging skills a must
  • Problem solving and process oriented design test and document is essential
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Organized, superior attention to detail
  • Diligent, reliable and tenacious
Other Requirements (if applicable)

Ability to travel

To apply send in your resume and qualifications to: hr@zeromotorcycles.com. Please no phone calls or drop-ins.

Field Marketing Manager
Summary of Position:

Zero Motorcycles is currently looking for a Field Marketing Manager. This position is responsible for planning, organizing and executing strategic marketing and sales programs that generate new leads. Working as an important liaison between the marketing and sales department, the Field Marketing Manager executes sales campaigns through advertising, field events and public relations. This position will work out of our corporate offices in Scotts Valley, California.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop strategic and tactical marketing plans for new dealers, drive the implementation of each new campaigns to consider within their sales regions.
  • Develop and implement promotion strategies in coordination with Marketing, Sales and appropriate other cross-functional groups for tradeshows or promotional/PR events to incent near term sales demand.
  • Manage Field Marketing Budget and spending guidelines.
  • Supervise POS development and promotion activation.
  • Assist and secure all Field Marketing elements in a timely manner, including media, POP, programming and communication.
  • Preferred experience in a similar role using a broad range of marketing tools including budgeting, business analysis, advertising, promotion, merchandising, direct marketing, electronic marketing as well as market research and analysis.
  • Knowledge in the area of executing brand strategies, marketing mix management, management of creative and promotion process.
  • Work with media agencies in the planning and buying of local media.
  • Evaluate, recap and provide feedback to brand and field on program and local strategic marketing plan.
  • Able to multi task and develop sales campaigns in conjunction with Regional Sales Managers, Corporate marketing team and public relations agency.
Required Education/Experience:
  • Previous motorcycle or power sport marketing experience is recommended
  • Salesforce.com experience required
  • Experience working with a large scale email system (Vertical Response, Exact Target)
  • 3-5 years sales/marketing experience with Field or Channel Marketing focus
  • BA/BS Required in Marketing Communications
  • 7-10 years’ experience in the motorcycle/powersport industry
Skills and Attributes:
  • Strong multi-tasking ability, scheduling, time and project management skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Organized, superior attention to detail
  • Diligent, reliable and tenacious

To apply send in your resume and qualifications to: hr@zeromotorcycles.com. Please no phone calls or drop-ins.

Engineering – Power Systems Engineer
Summary of Position:

Zero Motorcycles is currently looking for a Power Systems Engineer. The Power Systems Engineer will work within a team of electrical engineers to design cutting edge electric motorcycles and all the systems that make these vehicles perform safely, predictably, and excitingly. This individual will play a key role in helping to define the motorcycles systems, safety interlocks, and performance characteristics.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Define high level system architecture for motor controller and charger on the motorcycle.
  • Work with component vendors to qualify parts to meet the needs of the system architecture.
  • Perform circuit design, schematic entry, and oversee board layout for system circuit boards.
  • Write embedded firmware for controller and charger as well as functional test systems.
  • Conduct peer reviews of designs, features, and marketing/engineering specifications.
  • Assist with building a test infrastructure to get full test coverage of all features.
Required Education/Experience:
  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Materials Science.
  • 5 Years of experience in related field.
  • Extensive experience with embedded systems hardware and software.
  • Extensive experience with circuit and power electronics design.
  • Automotive power train systems or EV systems experience preferred.
Skills and Attributes:
  • Ability to evaluate technologies and their fit to design specifications.
  • Problem solving and process oriented design test and documention is essential.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Organized, superior attention to detail.
  • Diligent, reliable and tenacious.
Other Requirements (if applicable)

Occasional domestic and international travel may be required.

To apply send in your resume and qualifications to: hr@zeromotorcycles.com. Please no phone calls or drop-ins.

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