SpaceX · 1 month ago
Global Supply Manager, Capital Equipment & Consumables (Falcon & Dragon)
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $180K/yr
4+ years expSpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. The Global Supply Manager will support indirect needs such as equipment, tooling, and service contracts while developing sourcing strategies and managing supplier relationships to optimize costs and performance.
AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department including, but not limited to, payment terms, cash targets, and cost savings
Manage spend and strategies to reduce costs related to categories such as Machinery & Equipment, Calibrated Tooling, Fabricated Tooling, and Maintenance Services
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
Identify and execute cost reduction projects including program wide RFPs, new and renewal vendor LTAs, usage reduction initiatives, and inventory adjustments for lower cost products to serve end users
Perform advanced quantitative and business processes analyses to identify financial impacts of decisions, cost improvement, and performance for assigned categories
Collaborate with Finance counterparts during the development of annual budgets, questioning spend related categories or allocated budgets, and tracking project spend through full project implementation
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, and mitigate business risk through contractual liability reduction
Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret application of contract to business needs
Negotiate to maximize value and cost savings benefits while lowering risk
Create and implement management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base, especially those KPI’s impacting fulfillment to our production customers for all products on order
Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices
Develop and lead efforts to reduce number of transactions
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree and 4+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 10+ 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
Must be able to travel - up to 20% work week travel may be required
Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones
This position is based in Hawthorne, CA and requires being onsite - remote work not considered
Preferred
Experience with completing transactions over $1 million
Experience in creating systems to improve supplier performance especially concerning on time delivery
Experience sourcing equipment for machine shops or circuit board assembly operations with a focus in metalworking, heat treating, circuit assembly, testing and inspection equipment
Strong contract negotiation and document management skills
Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed
Quick learner and ability to prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs
Excellent customer service skills
Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
Strong technical knowledge and skills in current technologies and applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI, etc.)
Ability to conduct all activities with the highest degree of integrity
Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
Benefits
Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
Paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law
Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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Elon Musk
Founder, CEO & CTO
Bret Johnsen
CFO
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