Global Supply Manager, Indirect

The role

You will own the end-to-end sourcing and supply strategy for specific commodities. You will define sourcing approaches, lead high-value negotiations, and manage supplier relationships to deliver cost, quality, and supply assurance.

What you will do

• Own the global category strategy for the commodity, business unit, or location
• Direct sourcing strategy and lead sourcing events including RFPs over $100K
• Lead high-value, complex negotiations and master service agreements
• Own strategic supplier relationships and roadmaps
• Manage supplier performance and QBRs and resolve escalations
• Own supply assurance, capacity, and cost roadmaps
• Partner with engineering, finance, and operations leaders
• Apply fluency in vendor contracting terms and commercial risk
• Drive category KPIs including sourcing coverage and tail spend reduction
• Mentor sourcing specialists and lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
• 5–8+ years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience, including ownership of a category or commodity
• Proven experience owning an end-to-end category strategy, should-cost analysis, and supply base design
• Track record leading high-value, complex negotiations and MSAs ($100K+) with strong commercial outcomes
• Fluency in vendor contracting terms and commercial risk
• Ability to build procurement plans for critical projects and guide stakeholders across engineering, finance, and operations
• Experience owning strategic supplier relationships, performance management, and supply assurance / risk mitigation
• Proficiency with procurement systems (ERP, P2P/S2P, e-sourcing; e.g., SAP, Oracle, Coupa, Ariba)
• Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills

Nice to have

• Category expertise relevant to the role (e.g., construction & infrastructure, mechanical/fabrication, IT hardware/software, MRO, logistics/marine/recovery, fuel & gases, corporate services)
• Professional certification such as CPSM, CPSD, or CIPS
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or another complex, regulated manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with government contracting, ITAR/export controls
• Master’s degree or MBA

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Generous PTO and sick leave policy
• Parental leave
• Annual learning and development stipend

About the company

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The company is developing the Terran R vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.