Supply Chain Specialist

Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA

13d•$80,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Supply Chain Specialist at Impulse Space, you will work with Planning, Engineering, Logistics, and Production to support all procurement and supplier management activities to support hardware and material delivery against the design and manufacturing of the spacecraft. You will be responsible for purchasing parts related to vehicle flight hardware, raw material, capital equipment, facility and production floor consumables, and more.

Requirements

Bachelors’ degree in supply chain, engineering or related field
1+ years’ demonstrated experience working with ERP or inventory systems
1+ years’ experience procuring, logistics, managing vendor relations

Nice To Haves

3+ years’ working in procurement or sourcing, contract negotiations, and cost analysis
Experience and exposure to commodity types related to Machining, Additive, COTs (Fittings/Fastener/Washers etc), Metal Raw Materials, PCB/PCBA’s, Composites, or Aerospace/Space related components
Understanding of manufacturing processes related to mechanical component
Demonstrated experience building dashboard tools to automate repetitive daily tasks
Demonstrated experience using SQL

Responsibilities

Full ownership of a request queue to support quoting and PO issuance for numerous commodity part types within a 24-48 hour timeframe depending on part type
Work with design & manufacturing engineers to maintain up to date configuration of bill of materials within a dynamic design environment
Onboard and manage supplier profiles related to general information and payment terms.
Work with planning team to provide vendors with forecast information to support delivery of parts designated for multiple programs to meet scheduled production timelines at appropriate manufacturing batch cadences
Manage several RFP’s to down-select supplier option for cost, lead time, and capabilities.
Source custom design manufactured parts to identify best supplier to match part type against supplier capabilities, lead time, and cost
Work with design and manufacturing engineering to support design release against lead time assumptions and vendor identification for timely delivery against a constrained schedule
Work with planning to monitor inventory levels against demand and consumption and set up systems to procure efficiently
Logistics coordination of outsourced parts, drop shipments, and open order management for all PO’s to maintain on time delivery against PO promise date and supplier performance
Supplier management on a daily basis to monitor progress, maintain schedule, and ensure schedule recovery for any delays to drive supplier accountability and performance
Ensure receipts against PO accuracy and vendor invoicing to drive accurate accounting for our business