Sourcing Specialist - CapEx (Starlink)

The role

This individual will support capital and consumables purchases for the Starlink program. The role involves enabling the production of customer-facing products and interfacing with internal stakeholders.

What you will do

• Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned category
• Forecast demand, evaluate capacity, and manage supply signals to adjust incoming material
• Track supplier performance on cost, on-time delivery, quality, and other metrics
• Utilize negotiations to maximize value and cost savings benefit while lowering risk
• Create sourcing strategies for assigned category to reduce risk and meet targets
• Solve complex, open-ended problems with an emphasis on speed and efficiency
• Develop a preferred supplier network to minimize cost and lead time
• Perform onsite reviews of vendor capabilities
• Author contract documents with the legal department
• Manage contracts ensuring performance of the supplier to contract obligations

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 3+ 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 S

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, a large satellite constellation providing broadband internet.