SpaceX Sourcing Specialist at SpaceX supporting capital and consumables purchases for the Starlink program. Develop sourcing and cost management strategies to optimize production equipment and supplier partnerships.
Responsibilities
Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support capital purchases and production consumables
Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization and use data analytics to identify and parse process related opportunities
Utilize negotiations to maximize value, cost savings and priority in terms of delivery for SpaceX while lowering risk
Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capitalization plan based on project timeline focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the categories managed
Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
Communicate overall equipment status to the management team including schedules, risks and mitigation actions and respond quickly to changes to the overall goals, schedule, and architecture
Track and report projected and actual spend, assess budgetary risk, and provide clear budgetary analysis to enable timely management team decision making
Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk, enable continuous cost reduction and align with company strategy on payment terms, cash targets, on time delivery and cost savings
Build genuine relationships both internally and externally and drive cross-functional teams to achieve consensus
Source and onboard new suppliers to serve dynamic program with rapidly evolving business needs
Work with supply base to ensure support from vendors regarding setup, installation, repairs and maintenance
Execute purchase orders and manage escalation process for “purchase to pay” issues
Qualification
Contract negotiationMaterial or production planningOperations or supply chain managementMaterial cost controlMaster production schedulingExcellent customer service skillsEffective written
Required
Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; OR 9+ years of experience working in one or more of the following in lieu of a degree:
Contract negotiation
Material or production planning
Operations or supply chain management
Material cost control
Master production scheduling
Preferred
3+ years experience with capital expenditure purchasing
Experience with purchasing for more than one category
Extensive project management and organizational skills
Experience managing large scale capital projects
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
