what we needed to do daily versus what was required to build a foundation for the future .
“ This was the biggest challenge , balancing the short-term and long-term needs . There are so many day-to-day requirements , but we must be able to balance the day-to-day work , while building the foundation of the organisation we desire to build .”
Another major challenge that wreaked havoc on all supply chains — and inevitably affected Rivian — was the COVID-19 pandemic , which meant navigating a remote-working environment while scaling and taking on new team members across the globe .
“We ' re fully operational , building three different vehicles with multiple different variations down in Normal , Illinois ”
BRAD HOOD DIRECTOR OF INDIRECT PURCHASING , RIVIAN supplychaindigital . com 83