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10 Rivian supply chain leaders
These ten current and former Rivian supply chain leaders have held director, senior director and vice president roles in supply chain, logistics, planning and material supply at Rivian. A reader can learn how supply chain leaders work at Rivian from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Balaji Balakrishnan
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Service Parts Planning Excellence · Rivian
Director, Global Service Parts Planning Excellence at Rivian since March 2026; their profile mentions scaling impact across a global parts distribution network and advancing global planning capabilities. Balaji Balakrishnan's other Rivian roles include Senior Manager, Material Planning and Planning Excellence (2025 to 2026) and Senior Manager, Service Material & Accessories Planning (2022 to 2025).
Colin Schaufler, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director, Material Supply · Rivian
Director, Material Supply at Rivian since May 2025, and Senior Manager at Rivian from 2022 to 2025. Colin Schaufler was also Senior Operations Manager at Amazon (2021), and their profile cites experience in operations, logistics, supply chain management and warehouse operations.
Dan Reed
LinkedInExperience: Director Supply Chain Ops, Product & Systems · Rivian
Director Supply Chain Ops, Product & Systems at Rivian since September 2025. Dan Reed's other Rivian roles include Sr. Manager Supply Chain Ops, Product & Systems (2023 to 2025), Manager, Supply Chain Operations (2021 to 2022) and Sr. Project Manager - Supplier Operations (2019 to 2021), and their profile cites purchasing and material planning expertise.
Dan Schwartz
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Service Parts Operations & Planning · Rivian
Sr. Director, Service Parts Operations & Planning at Rivian since September 2025. Dan Schwartz's other Rivian roles include Director, Global Distribution Operations (2022 to 2025), Sr. Manager, Service Global Warehouse Operations (2020 to 2022) and Logistics Analyst, Warehousing (2020).
Imane Ashworth
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain · Rivian
Director, Supply Chain at Rivian since February 2025. Imane Ashworth's listed roles also include Director, Autonomous Vehicle Hardware Purchasing and Supply Chain at Cruise (2023 to 2025), Head of Sourcing at Wing, an Alphabet Company (2020 to 2023) and Manager, iPhone OEM Business Operations at Apple (2015 to 2019).
Kevin Takai
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Inbound Logistics · Rivian
Former Director, Inbound Logistics at Rivian (2022 to 2026), and Sr. Manager, Logistics Operations there from 2019 to 2022. Kevin Takai has been Senior Group Packaging Manager at General Motors since 2026 and was Manager, Logistics Operations at Faraday Future (2017 to 2019).
Michael Schwaeble
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Logistics · Rivian
Vice President Logistics at Rivian since February 2026. Michael Schwaeble was also Vice President Supply Chain North America at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. (2024 to 2026), leading supply chain for Mercedes-Benz in North America according to their profile, and Head of Supply Chain Planning there (2023 to 2024).
Stephen Ning
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain Program Management (Vehicle Systems) · Rivian
Director, Supply Chain Program Management (Vehicle Systems) at Rivian since March 2019, and Senior Manager, Supplier Industrialization & Quality Readiness there from 2016 to 2019. Stephen Ning's profile says they focus on system level supply chain execution for vehicle programs; their listed roles also include Commodity Manager, Electronics & Mechanical at Jabil (2010 to 2016).
Steve Martin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Supply Chain Program Management · Rivian
Director, Global Supply Chain Program Management at Rivian since 2019. Steve Martin was also Purchasing Director - Vehicle Program Management at Ford Motor Company (2017 to 2019) and Senior Purchasing Manager - Powertrain Programs there (listed from 2008 to 2015), and their profile cites expertise in supply base development, negotiation, program management and strategy.
William Beck
LinkedInExperience: Director, Outbound Logistics · Rivian
Director, Outbound Logistics at Rivian since March 2020; their profile describes developing an Outbound Logistics team and establishing a distribution network to deliver R1S and R1T vehicles to consumers. William Beck was also Manager Outbound Logistics Network Design and Sales Transport/Planning at Volvo Cars (2017 to 2020).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you keep supply chain execution on track for a vehicle program when volumes and schedules keep changing?
- 02What does it take to build an outbound logistics and distribution network for a new vehicle maker?
- 03How do you plan service parts across a growing global distribution network?
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