Sourcing Specialist, Construction (Starlink)

The role

This person will create sourcing strategies and manage the RFP process for construction materials, equipment, and services. They will build supplier relationships and oversee the supply chain to ensure timely delivery to construction sites.

What you will do

• Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk and align with company strategy
• Build internal and external relationships to drive cross-functional consensus
• Evaluate construction project delivery methods
• Evaluate and organize construction proposals using Masterformat divisions
• Evaluate contractor EMR ratings and identify potential risks
• Develop should-cost models for MEP related equipment
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers for construction materials, equipment, and services
• Maintain and develop a healthy contractor pool
• Negotiate favorable terms including price, delivery schedules, and quality standards
• Oversee the supply chain to ensure timely delivery and coordinate with project managers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 1+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, or Master
• OR 4+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, or Master production scheduli
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed
• Ability to travel up to 30% of work week
• Must be able to work onsite
• 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 S

Nice to have

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to mine data from in-house ERP using Excel, SQL and Power BI
• Experience in managing high-spend portfolios (i.e. $10M+)
• Exceptional analytical, organizational skills, and independent problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize appropriately to meet internal customer and company needs
• Effective written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to distill and draw conclusions from large data sets
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving environment

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company is a progressive procurement organization that challenges its supply chain on cost, quality, and delivery.