The Vehicle Order Manager plays a key role in the end-to-end ordering process for mule and pilot vehicles. This detail-oriented and proactive position ensures that vehicle orders are accurate, timely, and compliant with program requirements. The role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams and the use of multiple internal systems to manage vehicle orders for development and validation purposes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain the ordering process for all mule and pilot vehicles.

• Collaborate with extended teams to validate and clear order errors prior to plant transmission.

• Adhere to corporate timing charts to meet key milestone deadlines and prevent build start delays.

• Publish build matrices and vehicle counts once orders are transmitted to the plant.

• Open program ordering for vehicle requests in line with corporate timing and validation plans.

• Support detailed build specification development in partnership with:

  • Vehicle custodians

  • Prototype Build Team

  • Integrated Test Plan Managers

• Ensure development vehicles are properly spec’d and buildable.

• Resolve order edit issues and align orders with proper program billing.

• Escalate late order requests to Pre-Series Team and Program Management for decision and action.

• Manage financial and program approvals for all pre-series product development vehicle orders.

• Publish and document pre-series order specifications in accordance with protocols.

• Track V1 orders for follow-up and fleet forecasting.

• Monitor and track test vehicle orders from submission through plant status to final destination.

• Modify transmitted orders as needed (e.g., late STV changes, bulletins, change requests).