Procurement professionals in Electric vehicles
Lucid Motors supplies the largest share of this electric vehicle procurement group, three current people plus its former Vice President, Global Supply Chain, with the rest at Volkswagen of America, General Motors, NIO, Autocar Trucks, Ola Electric and, until 2023, Canoo. EV battery buying appears in several titles, from Volkswagen's Electronics and EV Battery director to GM's critical minerals manager, useful for sourcing cells and minerals or a new vehicle program.
Professionals to explore
Alex Chu
LinkedInExperience: Director of EV & Advance Technology Procurement · Autocar Trucks
Electric truck sourcing suits Alex Chu, Director of EV & Advance Technology Procurement at Autocar Trucks since 2022 and Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager there (2020-2021). Alex was also Supply Chain Senior Manager at AMP (2021-2022), Lead Global Strategic Sourcing Manager China Supply Chain Operation at Karma Automotive (2017-2020) and Director of Global Sourcing at Guangzhou DongYin (Automotive) Electronic Tech. (2007-2017).
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John Wang
LinkedInExperience: AVP of EDS and Battery Supply Chain( Purchasing and Logistic) · NIO
EDS and battery supply questions fit John Wang, AVP of EDS and Battery Supply Chain( Purchasing and Logistic) at NIO since 2019 and Senior Director of Vehicle Program Management and Experience Manager there (2016-2019), a role covering the ES8/6 vehicle programs. John was also Senior Commodity manager at Qoros Auto 观致汽车 (2010-2015) and Senior purchasing engineer at Ford Motor Company (2005-2010).
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Kent Dose
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Exec Director of Purchasing · Lucid Motors
Kent Dose has been Sr. Exec Director of Purchasing at Lucid Motors since 2025. Kent was Vice President Purchasing at Harbinger (2025), Chief of Purchasing and Supply Chain at Slate Auto (2023-2025), Vice President of Global Sourcing and Supply Chain at SEA Electric (2021-2023) and Vice President Purchasing at Mahindra Automotive North America (2017-2021), and describes building supply chains at Tesla, Faraday Future, Mahindra and Slate Auto.
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Maria Albertina Gianelli
LinkedInExperience: North America Purchasing Director - Electronics and EV Battery · Volkswagen of America, Inc
Electronics and EV Battery purchasing for North America is Maria Albertina Gianelli's area as North America Purchasing Director - Electronics and EV Battery at Volkswagen of America, Inc since 2024. At the same company Maria was United States Purchasing Director - Electronics, EV Battery and Powertrain (2020-2024) and United States Purchasing Manager - Metal, Chassis and Raw Material (2014-2020), and at Volkswagen Group Strategic Senior Purchasing Buyer (2010) and Senior Project Buyer (2009-2010).
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Mark Shiblaq
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Purchasing · Canoo
Canoo's Director Of Purchasing from 2021 to 2023, Mark Shiblaq moved to Our Next Energy (ONE) as Director of Procurement in 2023. Mark held Global Senior Purchasing Lead at Stellantis (2017-2021), Sr. Purchasing Manager, Charging Systems at Tesla (2013-2017) and Strategic Purchasing Manager at Magna International (2010-2013), which suits questions on charging system and EV component purchasing.
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Peter Hasenkamp
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Purchasing · Lucid Motors
Peter Hasenkamp was Director of Purchasing (2015-2018) and Vice President, Global Supply Chain (2018-2023) at Lucid Motors, and describes a former purchasing director role at Tesla. Peter has been a Strategic Advisor & Operations Consultant at Vistage Worldwide, Inc. since 2023, Senior Advisor at Porsche Consulting since 2025 and Vistage Chair & Executive Coach since 2026, a fit for questions on scaling an EV purchasing team.
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Pitabas Sahoo
LinkedInExperience: Director - Strategic Sourcing & SCM · Ola Electric
Battery raw materials sourcing at Ola Electric was Pitabas Sahoo's area as Associate Director Strategic Sourcing - Battery Raw Materials (2023-2025); Pitabas holds Director - Strategic Sourcing & SCM there (since 2026) and Head of procurement and supply chain (AVP) at Reliance Infrastructure (since 2025). Pitabas was Assistant General Manager Global Sourcing at Epsilon Carbon Pvt. Ltd. (2021-2023) and describes 19+ years of sourcing across renewable energy, lithium cell and BESS.
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Shirley Gregory
LinkedInExperience: Supply Chain Director · Lucid Motors; Former Group Purchasing Manager · Faraday Future
Supply Chain Director at Lucid Motors since 2023 and Senior Supply Chain Manager there (2020-2023), Shirley Gregory cites 15+ years in EV automotive and consumer electronics sourcing. Shirley was Global Supply Chain Manager at BYTON (2018-2020), Group Purchasing Manager at Faraday Future (2015-2018) and Assistant Manager at Samsung Strategic Technology Sourcing (2012-2015).
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Susan Palmer
LinkedInExperience: Sr Group Manager - Direct Procurement Thermal & Chasiss · Lucid Motors
Thermal and chassis sourcing fit Susan Palmer, Sr Group Manager - Direct Procurement Thermal & Chasiss at Lucid Motors since 2025. Susan was Sr. Manager, Purchasing at Nikola Corporation (2023-2025), Sr. Group Manager, Procurement - Battery & LVE at Rivian (2018-2023), Sr. Manager of Interiors, Seating & Passive Safety, Global Supply Chain at BYTON (2017-2018) and Group Manager, Global Supply - Plastics at Tesla (2016-2017).
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Trevor Babi
LinkedInExperience: Director of Purchasing Mid-Size ICE Trucks & Full-Size Electric Trucks · General Motors
Trevor Babi became Director of Purchasing Mid-Size ICE Trucks & Full-Size Electric Trucks at General Motors in 2025. Trevor's other GM roles were EV Battery Critical Minerals & Commercial Operations Manager (2024-2025), Program Manager Battery Cells and Electrical Vehicles 6 Direct Reports 31 Indirect Reports (2021-2025) and Chassis Global Commodity Manager - 9 Direct Global Reports (2016-2021), and Trevor describes 18+ years at GM and $1B+ in spend responsibility.
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Choose the right perspective
For standing up a purchasing organization, Kent Dose and Peter Hasenkamp are the picks. Maria Albertina Gianelli, Trevor Babi, John Wang and Pitabas Sahoo fit battery and minerals sourcing, Susan Palmer thermal and chassis parts, Alex Chu electric trucks, and Shirley Gregory or Mark Shiblaq supply chain work at Lucid, BYTON, Faraday Future and Canoo.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you secure battery cell supply for a vehicle program that is still years from production?
- 02What changes for an automaker when it sources critical minerals directly rather than through cell makers?
- 03How do you get tier-one suppliers to commit tooling and capacity to a low-volume EV program?
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