Senior Manager, Finished Vehicle Yard Operations

At Slate, we're building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

The Sr. Manager, FVY Operations is the operationally responsible leader for Slate's Finished Vehicle Yard (FVY) - the critical interface between manufacturing and commercial vehicle delivery. Every vehicle's custody, location accuracy, condition, and security from the moment it is released from factory through final Finished Vehicle carrier handoff sits with this role. The Sr. Manager directly manages the FVY Operations team across three crews (A, B, and

C), and holds dotted-line coordination responsibility with the Quality & Inspection function (reporting into Manufacturing Quality) and the Repair Operations function (reporting into GA Manufacturing). In coordination with Slate Security, the Sr. Manager also owns the physical security of the yard - access control, surveillance, and incident response for a site holding several thousand finished vehicles - including the specific safety protocols unique to a battery-electric vehicle storage yard.

The role is the primary operational point of contact for Slate Sales and its carrier partners and owns the full vehicle handoff process - scheduling, release authorization, staging, pre-release inspection, gate operations, and handoff confirmation - at a sustained high throughput. In total, the Sr. Manager's operational scope spans managing a large operations team over 3 crews, plus the coordinated Quality and Repair functions embedded in the yard.

This is a founding leadership role for the Slate Finished Vehicle Yard (FVY) - you will build the operation from the ground up, define the standards, and put your mark on one of the most visible functions in Slate's launch.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

FVY Operations Leadership (Direct) Direct the full Finished Vehicle Yard operation across all three crews and both shifts, ensuring uninterrupted vehicle flow.

Own physical and systematic receipt of all vehicles released by Manufacturing into the finished vehicle yard - VIN scanning, condition check-in, and slot assignment at scale.

Drive lot management discipline: optimal slot assignment, accurate location tracking against the WMS/ERP system of record, and 100% inventory integrity, including a documented cycle count of every yard zone each shift.

Lead outbound logistics coordination with Slate Sales carrier partners, scheduling appointments and ensuring shipping throughput is met.

Own EV-specific yard operating standards: state-of-charge management within the storage SoC band, charging-row operations, 12-volt battery maintenance, and bringing outbound vehicles to release-order charge levels.

Vehicle Release & Carrier Handoff Own the end-to-end handoff process from scheduling through departure: appointment booking, release authorization and documentation (release order, VIN manifest, bill of lading), and gate verification against the appointment.

Ensure every vehicle passes a mandatory pre-release inspection and signed condition report before loading, and hold authority.

Oversee gate and loading operations, keeping carrier traffic separated from production and general yard traffic and loaded in appointment order.

Confirm handoff and post the systematic release for every pickup, issuing the signed bill of lading, condition report, and updated VIN status to Sales the same shift.

Manage exceptions - short-ships, carrier no-shows, condition disputes, and manifest discrepancies and own escalation whenever the yard or a vehicle is not carrier-ready.

Yard Security & EV Safety Own physical security of the FVY in partnership with Slate Security: perimeter protection, gate access control, badge and visitor management, and video surveillance coverage.

Maintain key and fob control through the electronic key control cabinet, including same-shift resolution of any fob not returned at shift end.

Lead EV protection and emergency response readiness: quarantine protocols for non conforming vehicles, coordination with qualified technicians, and the site pre-incident plan with the EHS & Slate…