Develop and manage a domestic and international supply base for those categories; communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies

Work directly with key suppliers to implement sourcing and cost-management strategies for existing platforms and new product development

Identify and execute cost-reduction projects (piece price, yield, tooling, dual-source, obsolescence) including planning, stakeholder coordination, estimated completion, and updates

Perform quantitative and business-process analysis of spend, capacity, technical capability, and financial impact of sourcing decisions

Evaluate demand, place and manage purchase orders, and track supplier delivery performance

Act as the supplier interface for all RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs; run RFX with stakeholders and implement the sourcing decision

Collaborate with stakeholders to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers (cost, quality, on-time delivery, lead time, responsiveness) and run programs to develop and monitor the supply base

Provide guidance to engineering on recommended suppliers, design for manufacturability, and trade analysis for mechanical parts; strong ability to read drawings, notes, designs, and BOMs and to understand manufacturing complexity

Ensure suppliers are prepared to support prototype, ramp, and rate with the right process, equipment, and material

Visit supplier facilities and assess operational capability, financial health, capacity, and risk before awarding NPI and long-term production

Mitigate sole/single-source risk; negotiate contracts for continuity of supply and to protect SpaceX interests

Partner with internal resources to drive low-cost part adoption and obsolescence avoidance; monitor industry and technology roadmaps with design

Sourcing Manager (Falcon, Dragon, Starfall)

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

SpaceX

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