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Relativity Space · 21 hours ago

Manager, Central Procurement - Indirect

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$147K/yr - $163K/yr

10+ years exp

Relativity Space is building rockets to meet today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The role involves leading the Central Procurement Team and implementing indirect procurement strategies to drive cost savings and improve supplier performance.

3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Implement indirect procurement strategies to drive cost savings, benchmarking, operational efficiencies, improved contract terms and conditions, supplier performance and reduced supply chain risk

Develop relationships with internal stakeholders to anticipate requirements and implement procurement strategies aligned to business requirements with short-range and long-range strategic planning

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 RFP’s, leading negotiations with suppliers

Provide day-to-day management, direction, and accountability for all direct reports, and as a leader on the Indirect Team

Partner with leadership to hire, train, and develop a strong team of individuals to support across the Supply Chain org and build your team as business requirements change to support centralization of all source-to-pay activities for the indirect portfolio

Qualification

Indirect procurement strategiesStrategic sourcing principlesContract negotiationPeople managementStakeholder relationship managementFast-paced environmentPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain/Operations Management, Engineering, or similar

10+ years of working in an indirect procurement role within a fast-paced manufacturing/operations or technology environment and strong knowledge of fundamental Strategic Sourcing principles and contracts

3+ years of working as a people manager

Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, start-up environment, strong contracting knowledge and negotiation experience

Ability to develop and present recommendations confidently to Sr. and Executive leadership