Sourcing Manager, CapEx (Starlink)

The role

This role supports capital and consumables purchases for the Starlink program. The individual will develop sourcing and cost management strategies while interfacing with internal stakeholders to enable production of customer-facing products.

What you will do

• Develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies for capital purchases and production consumables
• Identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization using technical understanding and data analytics
• Utilize negotiations to maximize value, cost savings and priority while lowering risk
• Build and own overall project budgets and generate capitalization plans
• Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis
• Communicate equipment status, schedules, risks and mitigation actions to management
• Track and report projected and actual spend and provide budgetary analysis
• Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk and align with company strategy
• Build relationships and drive cross-functional teams to achieve consensus
• Source and onboard new suppliers and manage purchase orders

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, or Master
• OR 9+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, or Master production scheduli
• Ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours
• Willingness to work long hours and weekend when needed to meet critical deadlines
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of

Nice to have

• 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
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
• Strong technical knowledge of MS Office Suite

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. They are deploying Starlink, the world's largest satellite constellation providing broadband internet.