10 Tesla procurement leaders
Vice President Supply Chain, Director, Capital Equipment Purchasing and Director, Global Supply Management - Energy Storage & Charging are among the current titles held by these ten Tesla procurement leaders. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Tesla from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Christoph Just
LinkedInExperience: Director of Interior, Seating and Safety Supply Chain · Tesla
Christoph Just has been Director of Interior, Seating and Safety Supply Chain at Tesla since July 2025, leading a team of about 130 people that manages supplier development and sourcing of modules, parts and services. Christoph Just was Group Manager Global Supply - Interior at Tesla from 2015 to 2019 and a Sr. Purchasing Specialist there from 2013 to 2015.
Dinesh Swamynathan
LinkedInExperience: Director, Battery Supply Chain · Tesla
Dinesh Swamynathan has been Director, Battery Supply Chain at Tesla since July 2020, based in Palo Alto, California, and the profile headline gives the title as Senior Director, Battery Supply Chain at Tesla. Dinesh Swamynathan lists supply chain planning, strategic sourcing, cost reduction, design for cost and negotiations among the specialties of that work.
Julio Zuverza
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Supply Management & Supplier Industrialization Engineering - Core Technologies · Tesla
Julio Zuverza has been Director - Global Supply Management & Supplier Industrialization Engineering - Core Technologies at Tesla since January 2022, based in Fremont. Julio Zuverza was Sr. Group Manager - Global Supply Management - Core Technologies at Tesla from 2017 to 2022 and Group Manager, Global Supply - Castings & Machined Components from 2016 to 2017.
Laura McIntosh
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Supply Management - Energy Storage & Charging · Tesla
Laura McIntosh has been Director, Global Supply Management - Energy Storage & Charging at Tesla since November 2023, leading the energy storage and charging sourcing organization of 42 direct and indirect reports. Laura McIntosh was Senior Group Manager in the same area from 2022 to 2023 and Group Manager, Global Supply Management - Energy Storage & Charging from 2020 to 2022.
Peter van der Heiden
LinkedInExperience: Head of EMEA Procurement · Tesla
Peter van der Heiden is a former Head of EMEA Procurement at Tesla, a role held from January 2017 to December 2019, and was EMEA Procurement Lead - Indirect - Construction - Logistics at Tesla from 2019 to 2023. Peter van der Heiden describes being part of the kick-off team for Gigafactory Berlin at Tesla and was Head of Supply Chain Europe at Lucid Motors from 2024 to 2025.
Robert Sun
LinkedInExperience: Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Director – Automotive Components & Complex Assemblies · Tesla
Robert Sun has been Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Director – Automotive Components & Complex Assemblies at Tesla since May 2023, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Robert Sun was Global Sourcing Manager – Closures, Mechatronics & Chargeport Enclosures at Tesla from 2021 to 2023, Sr. Product Development and Supply Chain Manager there from 2017 to 2021 and Strategic Sourcing Manager at Ericsson from 2014 to 2017.
Roshan Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Supply Chain · Tesla
Roshan Thomas has been Vice President Supply Chain at Tesla since January 2020, overseeing more than $22 billion in supplier spend and leading a team of 1400+ supply chain, operations and technical staff. Roshan Thomas was VP, Global Supply Management at Tesla from 2018 to 2020 and Director, Global Supply Management & Supplier Industrialization there from 2016 to 2018.
Stefan Ortmeier
LinkedInExperience: Director Purchasing · Tesla Automation GmbH
Stefan Ortmeier has been Director Purchasing at Tesla Automation GmbH since July 2023, as purchasing lead for the Tesla unit that builds automated manufacturing process equipment for Tesla Inc. Stefan Ortmeier was Sr Manager Procurement at Tesla Automation GmbH from 2021 to 2023 and Leiter strategischer Einkauf at Altendorf Group GmbH from 2019 to 2021.
Tara Lucier
LinkedInExperience: Director, Capital Equipment Purchasing · Tesla
Tara Lucier has been Director, Capital Equipment Purchasing at Tesla since December 2022, based in Fremont, California. Tara Lucier was Group Manager, Capital Equipment Purchasing at Tesla from 2018 to 2022, Global Supply Manager, Capital Equipment there from 2016 to 2018, and Global Sourcing Manager, Fabricated Equipment at Air Products from 2014 to 2016.
Tony Macke
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Supply Management · Tesla
Tony Macke has been Director - Global Supply Management at Tesla since November 2022, supporting global supply management and supplier industrialization engineering teams for chassis, propulsion, thermal and non-cell HV battery systems. Tony Macke was Sr Manager - Supply Chain Management at Tesla from 2019 to 2022 and Group Manager, Propulsion - Global Supply Management from 2017 to 2019.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current procurement role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which suppliers and categories get your team's time and which wait?
- 03What has your own work taught you about sourcing for vehicle and energy products?
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