Jacob James

Supply Chain Manager - AI // Infotainment // Data Center @ Tesla

About

I’m a product, operations, and strategy-focused business leader with experience spanning Fortune 500 companies and startups across manufacturing, eCommerce, fintech, nonprofit, and community leadership. Over the past decade, I’ve built and scaled supply chains rapidly from the ground up—shaping two-sided marketplaces, launching greenfield suppliers, and optimizing complex operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. My primary strength is building teams that integrate across functions and deliver user-focused products and solutions. At Tesla, Amazon, Zoox, and Cummins, I led strategic sourcing, negotiated critical contracts, and developed resilient supply chains to support innovation and growth. Today, I’m focused on transforming global supply chains and enabling teams to scale and thrive.

Country

United States

City

San Francisco

Industry

Internet

Skill

Supply Network Planning, Operational Strategy, Control Engineering, Robotics, Motion Planning, Product Vision, User Experience (UX), Analytics, Product management , Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Market Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Operational Planning, Continuous Improvement, Process Optimization, Contract Management, Negotiation, Change Management, Logistics Management

Experience

Supply Chain Manager - AI // Infotainment // Data Center

Tesla

2025-8 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Palo Alto, CA

Sourcing Manager at Tesla driving contract manufacturing strategy for PCBA, HPC, and AI-powered car computer and data center.

Partnerships Manager

Zoox

2022-5 - 2025-7 · 3 yrs 3 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Amazon's autonomous mobility subsidiary - Managed radars, cameras, electromechanical systems and hydraulic assemblies.

Program Manager

Amazon

2021-8 - 2022-4 · 9 mos

Scaling and optimizing Amazon Freight - a two-sided marketplace for logistics

Consultant

Frost & Sullivan

2021-6 - 2021-8 · 3 mos

Greater Kuala Lumpur

GTM strategy, M&A strategy, and forecasting for SEA and East Asia for supply chain, logistics and eCommerce companies

Strategy and Product Development Manager

Real Estate Analytics

2020-8 - 2021-5 · 10 mos

Singapore

Market sizing and market prioritization Product strategy, product roadmap, feature prioritization, A/B testing, focus customer testing Service operations design, service planning, service delivery planning, RPA

Global Supply Manager - Electronics

Cummins Inc.

2017-11 - 2019-8 · 1 yr 10 mos

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Cummins Electronics Manage global electronics and interconnect suppliers, covering a total spend of $40M supporting products for IC, electric and hybrid-electric drivetrains.

Product Manager - Electronics (Controllers, Sensors, Interconnects)

Cummins Inc.

2016-7 - 2017-10 · 1 yr 4 mos

Columbus, Indiana

North America projects - Commercial Vehicles I lead the development work for the electronics on new product platforms, working with internal design teams, manufacturing plants, external suppliers and customers.

Multiple roles - Electronics

Cummins Inc.

2013-7 - 2016-6 · 3 yrs

Columbus, Indiana, United States

Lead Engineer - Electronics Hardware Integration Systems Engineer - Electronics Hardware Integration Develop product requirements documents, validation plan, integration plan Controllers, Sensors, Actuators integration Manage products requirements, generate process for product design for manufacture and design for assembly for electronics hardware and integration packages