Global Supply Manager, Mechanical (Starlink)

Bastrop, TXfull time

On Site

senior

H1B: no

SpaceX Global Supply Manager, Mechanical at SpaceX supports sourcing and supply base management for Starlink User Terminals and Ground Stations. This role involves developing sourcing strategies, managing budgets, and working with suppliers and internal stakeholders to optimize costs and delivery.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage the supply base to support sourcing for the solar and battery space, supplementing the Starlink user terminals and ground stations
Provide weekly team status reporting, escalate to management when necessary
Train and mentor, working to ensure that the team is continuously improving
Work directly with key suppliers to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support existing platforms and new product development
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; manage costs to ensure alignment with program budgets
Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capitalization plan based on project timeline focusing on 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
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

Qualification

Contract negotiationMaterial or production planningOperations or supply chain managementMaterial cost controlMaster production schedulingCapital equipment sourcingDetail-orientedADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Required

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:
Contract negotiation
Material or production planning
Operations or supply chain management
Material cost control
Master production scheduling
Capital equipment sourcing

Preferred

Experience directly negotiating contracts and sourcing global suppliers
Experience with sourcing from a global supply base, and familiarity interfacing in-person with suppliers around the world
Experience within the solar and/or battery field
Ability to prioritize appropriately to meet internal customer and company needs
Effective written and verbal communications skills, with strong ability to communicate to all levels of internal personnel
Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
Ability to conduct all activities with integrity and urgency
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