Sourcing Manager, Machining & Fabricated Parts (Starship)

SpaceX•Starbase, TX, TX

3h•Onsite

About The Position

This role will be an integral member of our purchasing team and the supply chain subject matter expert in fabricated assemblies. Along with managing commodity and supplier strategies, a large focus of this role will be establishing a robust supply chain with the capabilities, capacity, quality, speed, and cost necessary to rapidly build Starship launch pads to enable our ambitious launch rate.

Requirements

Advanced degree and 3+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience working in one or more of the following: Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in engineering, science, or business management
Strong ability to read drawings and blueprints, with understanding of manufacturing complexity
Experience with technical procurement, manufacturing, or designing production components
Experience scaling new products into rate production, optimizing for quality, delivery, and cost
Ability to prove a strong track record of leadership and team building
Remarkable problem solving skills with a bias for speed and positive impact
Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs
Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
Excellent customer service skills, produce exceptional work at all times, highly self-motivated
Effective written, verbal and presentation communication skills
Strong technical knowledge and skills in current technologies and applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI, etc.)
Detail-oriented, and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
Holds self to highest ethical standards, and conducts all activities with the highest of integrity

Responsibilities

Create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the supply chain department including, but not limited to, payment terms, cash targets, and cost savings
Establish preferred suppliers for assigned categories
Create and implement management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base
Develop and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships to create strategic sourcing models that optimize the value of products and services that support business unit requirements to maintain continuous cost reduction programs for controllable expenditures
Communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies
Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned categories
Identify and execute cost reduction projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and project updates
Perform advanced quantitative and business process analyses to identify financial impacts of decisions, cost improvement and performance for assigned categories
Collaborate with stakeholders to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers and measure the appropriate criteria, such as: delivery of business results, cost reduction, quality and timeliness of delivery
Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
Create contract documents in collaboration with the legal department
Manage contracts to ensure the performance of the supplier to contract obligations
Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret application of contract to business needs
Maximize value and cost savings benefits while lowering risk through strategic negotiations
Identify and drive year over year cost optimization through reducing usage and eliminating waste within our operations
Develop and lead efforts to reduce number of transactions and for assigned categories