About the role
SpaceX 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. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SOURCING MANAGER, MACHINING & FABRICATED PARTS (STARSHIP) This role will be integral member of our purchasing team and the supply chain subject matter expert in fabricated assemblies. Along with managing commodity and supplier strategies, a large focus of this role will be establishing a robust supply chain with the capabilities, capacity, quality, speed, and cost necessary to rapidly build Starship launch pads to enable our ambitious launch rate.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the supply chain department including, but not limited to, payment terms, cash targets, and cost savings Establish preferred suppliers for assigned categories Create and implement management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base 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 Communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned categories Identify and execute cost reduction projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and project updates Perform advanced quantitative and business process analyses to identify financial impacts of decisions, cost improvement and performance for assigned categories 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 Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret application of contract to business needs Maximize value and cost savings