Senior Global Supply Manager, Construction & Infrastructure

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

About The Position

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Their Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Employees solve problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Collaboration across teams, shaping decisions, and seeing work come to life in record time are key aspects of the culture. Creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and employee voices help define the company’s narrative. This is a unique moment to leave a mark on the product, process, and culture, with Terran R gaining momentum. The Supply Chain team turns design intent into executable reality, balancing lead time, cost, complexity, and manufacturability to ensure the company can build and scale Terran R. The role involves shaping the solution, with full ownership across raw materials, capital equipment, and services, requiring both strategic thinking and day-to-day execution. As the company scales, supply chain becomes increasingly central, working closely with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and more to make decisions that work for the present and future. This team operates at the intersection of technical ambition and business execution, driving tangible progress to keep the Terran R program on track.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Operations Management, Business, Economics, Finance, or similar.
5+ years of demonstrated success in a strategic sourcing, manufacturing, or engineering role.
Knowledge of enterprise applications (i.e., PLM, ERP, MES).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain/Operations Management, or similar.
Knowledge of contract structures, contract negotiations, contract implementation, and vendor management.
Expertise in contract structures, contract negotiations, contract implementation, and vendor management.

Responsibilities

Support the development and implementation of our supply chain strategy for your designated scope.
Manage a broad and diverse vendor base to build and maintain long-term relationships that maximize value for both parties.
Leverage forecasts and direct requests to develop commodity strategies and drive sourcing activities through contract implementation.
Manage end-to-end process including, but not limited to PO Creation, RFI/RFQ/RFP process, Invoice Resolution, full supplier and stakeholder relationship management.
Identify and capture cost savings as part of RFPs, leading negotiations with suppliers.
Build strategic, long-term relationships with supply partners to maximize value for both parties.
Develop relationships with internal stakeholders to anticipate requirements and implement procurement strategies aligned to business requirements.