Global Supply Manager, Raw Materials (Raptor)

The role

This person will manage the supply base for critical raw material commodities for flight and development programs. They will work with raw material mills and distributors to support programs including Falcon, Dragon, Raptor, Starship, and Starlink.

What you will do

• Manage the supply base supporting critical raw material commodity
• Build and maintain relationships with raw material mills and distributors world wide
• Work in a cross functional team environment
• Leverage demand forecasts to ensure supply base capacity and quality yield
• Provide guidance to internal procurement staff and engineering customers
• Collaborate with engineering, suppliers, and vehicle leads
• Visit supplier facilities to assess technical capability, equipment, and capacity
• Monitor and manage costs to ensure adherence to budgets and forecasts
• Install and optimize manufacturing capacity
• Drive suppliers continuous process improvement

Required qualifications

• Advanced degree and 4+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, or Master pr
• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, or Master
• 10+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, or Master production scheduling
• Must be able to travel - up to 50% work week travel may be required, including international travel

Nice to have

• Experience in sourcing from a global supply base with raw material mills and distributors
• Experience reading drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerance, preliminary design reviews, and quality documents
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Prior experience managing large value contracts/LTA’s with a global supply base
• Proven track record of managing a high volume of tactical purchase orders
• Experience in identifying and executing an optimized supply chain
• Technical procurement, New Product Introduction and production procurement, manufacturing, or design/development experience
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately
• Excellent customer service skills

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, o

About the company

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.