Blue Castings Supply Chain Program/Project Manager

Blue Origin • Arlington, WA

6h • Onsite

About The Position

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. This role directly supports the Engines Business Unit and will be responsible for providing on-site Supply Chain support for the Blue Castings facility in Arlington, WA. As a single-threaded, the individual in this role will be responsible for managing materials and services to in support of successful operations. They will be responsible for developing and executing Supply Chain strategies, processes, and material program plans to ensure performance and on-time delivery as production ramps. Aspects of this role include invoicing, occasional supplier visits, risk management, DFx, CapEx, equipment rental, and supplier quality. Heavy collaboration and coordination with cross-functional teams will be required to ensure work is executed properly in a timely fashion. Weekly and monthly reporting on spend, schedule adherence, improvements, and forecast is an expectation of this position. Key candidate attributes to facilitate success in this role include influencing, facilitation, presentation, communication, process development, analysis, and problem solving. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, Master's degree with 3 years of experience in Engineering, related technical fields, Supply Chain Management, or related industry experience.
• Superior communication skills (written and verbal), leadership abilities, negotiation skills and the ability to collaborate in a cross functional environment are required to perform in this position.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate complex ideas, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade-offs and evaluate new ideas with internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines with engineering, design, and project management counterparts to deliver on-time products/services
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions
• Demonstrated creating and maintaining systems and processes to streamline operations.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills developed from contracts, proposal management, supplier management, capture management or similar negotiating activities.
• Ability to develop and execute project plans within budget and schedule constraints, ability to simultaneously manage multiple programs and priorities.
• Track record of working in an ambiguous environment and ability to define processes that can scale
• Occasional travel required

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint and Coupa system(s)
• Experience with spacecraft systems and human spaceflight systems
• Experience working in a new product development environment
• Experience with and knowledge of defense acquisition.
• Experience in procurement and planning, MRP/ERP planning and transactions, BOM structures, and material estimating and Basis of Estimate creation.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Supply Chain Management and Program Management
• Experience effectively negotiating Terms and Conditions (T&C’s).

Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve invoice issues.
• Monitor and manage shop supplies to prevent shortages.
• Work with all material suppliers to order materials as needed.
• Monitor all VMI levels and adjust to meet rate requirements.
• Facilitate equipment rental.
• Maintain second sources for all Suppliers.
• Coordinate Supplier Quality issues and rework and drive corrective action resolution.
• Attend Operations meeting and provide status of part tracking, Pre-walk the factory daily and understand the part sequence to pre-coordinate all OSP shipping approvals and expedite.
• Pre-coordinate schedule, shipments and ECDs with suppliers.
• Actively coordinate with Blue Castings shipping and receiving department to ensure all orders are processed.
• Coordinate and complete supplier site visits at least 2x per year.
• Support weekly CapEx site expansion meetings.
• Assist with completion of CAPEX request Packages Coordinate PR/PO for all Capex purchases.
• Manage and resolve all invoice issues.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees