Sourcing Manager, Data Center Construction (Starlink)

SpaceX•Memphis, TN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX is seeking a Sourcing Manager to own procurement and contract strategy for data center construction and capital equipment supporting Starlink and xAI’s compute infrastructure. The role focuses on enabling the build-out of high-density, high-reliability data centers for xAI training and inference workloads. The manager will work with construction, facilities, engineering, and operations stakeholders to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and to the quality standards required for mission-critical compute. The position supports large-scale data center construction projects and associated capital purchases, and is based onsite in Memphis, Tennessee. The role also requires travel and communication outside normal work hours; travel of up to 50% of the work week may be required, including international travel and visits to active construction sites. Long hours and weekends may be needed to meet critical construction and commissioning deadlines. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience in one or more of engineering, purchasing/procurement, contract negotiation, operations or supply chain management, or construction, facilities, industrial plant, or data center management; alternatively, at least 9 years of such experience in lieu of a degree.
Ability to travel, including international travel and visits to active construction sites; travel may reach 50% of the work week.
Ability to communicate outside of work hours and willingness to work long hours and weekends when needed for construction and commissioning deadlines.
Must satisfy U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, qualifying refugee, or qualifying asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Strong technical background to communicate with data center engineers on construction, power, cooling, structural work, and IT fit-out, together with business skills in contracts and negotiations.
Direct construction project management and/or construction cost-estimating experience on large industrial, commercial, or data center projects.
Familiarity or experience with procurement related to construction and capital equipment.
Experience in industrial engineering, construction management, facilities management, or hyperscale/enterprise data center delivery.
Strong budget tracking and cost-analysis skills on large capital programs.
Extensive project-management and organizational skills.
Experience managing large-scale industrial, commercial, or data center construction projects, preferably with packages of $50 million or more.
Strong contract negotiation and document-management skills, including AIA or similar contracts and equipment terms and conditions.
Problem-solving skills, a bias for speed, and the ability to learn quickly and prioritize for aggressive delivery timelines.
Strong customer-service skills with internal construction and operations teams.
Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Exceptional analytical and organizational skills.
Technical knowledge of current technologies and applications such as MS Office Suite, SQL, and Power BI.
Ability to conduct all activities with a high degree of integrity.
Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to respond quickly in a fast-moving, changing environment.

Responsibilities

Work with construction, facilities, electrical/mechanical engineering, and operations stakeholders to develop and implement contract management processes for data center projects from design through commissioning.
Develop and execute procurement strategies for data center construction, including civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and related capital equipment.
Conduct market analysis and determine should-costs for construction packages, long-lead equipment, and specialized data center services.
Create and negotiate contract documents, including GC/CM, design-build, equipment supply, long-lead purchase orders, and service agreements, in collaboration with the legal department.
Track and report projected and actual spend, assess budget risk, and provide budget analyses to support management decisions on large programs.
Manage vendor and contractor relationships and address contract compliance, safety, quality, schedule, delivery, and performance issues.
Present value propositions to SpaceX and xAI management related to contract awards, cost reviews, cost-reduction strategies, and critical-path supply issues.
Identify and execute cost-reduction and schedule-acceleration projects, including planning, stakeholder coordination, completion estimates, and project updates.
Perform quantitative and business-process analyses to identify financial impacts, cost improvements, and performance for assigned data center categories.
Create and implement programs to develop and continuously improve the construction and equipment supply base, manage supplier performance, and monitor KPIs.
Lead and execute RFPs/RFQs for data center construction packages and capital equipment.
Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices for assigned categories.
Reduce transaction volume and improve cycle time for critical-path items.