Blue Origin · 1 day ago
Supply Chain Commodity Manager - Senior
Huntsville, AL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$134K/yr - $188K/yr
8+ years expBlue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. The Supply Chain Commodity Manager will lead commercial market strategies for critical commodities, managing supplier performance and developing relationships with aerospace suppliers to ensure continuity of supply for spaceflight programs.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provides strategic leadership in the evaluation, sourcing, and development of the supply base to support the development and production of space vehicles
Ensures supply base can deliver to commercial scope of component procurements and fulfill on time at the lowest lifecycle cost to support program requirements
Responsible for conducting capability and capacity assessments
Responsible for conducting RFx activities for strategic procurements
Responsible for Negotiating Long-Term Agreements
Develop and manage commodity metrics / reporting including but not limited to updates on the state of the industry, supplier rating, supplier segmentation (grow, maintain, exit) to support periodic supplier business reviews to internal stakeholders
Participates in the use and improvement of databases that guide sourcing activity and capture supplier status, history, criticality, operational performance, and known issues
Works with program stakeholders to identify long lead procurement requirements and gaps in supply base capabilities
Evaluates suitability and stability of current and potential suppliers with regard to financial health, staffing, quality, throughput, technical capability, and reputation
Leads suppliers through structural business changes required to fulfill Blue’s lifelong program demand
Identifies opportunities to leverage existing supplier relationships, segment/ rationalize/consolidate the supply base, maintain alternate supplier options, and support long term supplier relationships
Supports development, deployment and maturation of supplier recognition program
Identifies candidate suppliers for M&A activity and supports process with M&A team
Relentlessly gathers intelligence on the health of strategic suppliers’ business and informs Sr. Leadership of long-term risk and proposed countermeasures
Team with supply chain engineering, procurement and supplier quality engineering to conduct site surveys and business evaluations of existing and potential suppliers, serves as a point of escalation and resolution of corrective actions with suppliers
Qualification
Required
8+ years minimum experience managing commodities in aerospace R&D and manufacturing environments, along with supply chain management experience in aerospace or other regulatory controlled environments
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field
Extensive technical knowledge of assigned commodity's manufacturing processes in at least one assigned commodity
Track record of performance in driving supplier improvements in cost, quality, schedule, or other performance criteria
Must be able to travel 25% - 50% of time and to remote sites
Experience in sourcing for both development and production
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, and independently
Strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
Exceptional organizational and analytical skills, and a proven ability to drive complex projects with minimal oversight
Preferred
Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related field
Engineering background or strong technical experience in assigned commodity
CPM, CSCP certification or equivalent
ASQ quality engineer certification
2 years or more of supplier quality experience
Six sigma/lean process improvement experience
Experience with AS9100, ISO9001 supply base requirements
Experience with FAR/DFAR requirements
Experience with commercial programs and contracts
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President Supply Chain
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