Sourcing Manager, Raw Materials (Starlink)

The role

This person will own the raw material strategy, sourcing, and supplier management for Starlink batteries and their constituent raw materials. They will work with engineering and manufacturing departments to execute supply chain strategies to achieve production goals.

What you will do

• Own the raw material strategy, sourcing, and supplier management activities for various raw materials
• Develop and execute comprehensive category strategies
• Deliver annual procurement value through cost reduction, productivity, risk mitigation, and supply assurance
• Monitor global commodity markets, supplier performance, and industry trends
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives including market assessments, supplier evaluations, RFQ events, and negotiations
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, finance, and legal
• Champion supplier relationship management activities
• Utilize spend analytics, market intelligence, and procurement systems
• Influence key stakeholders and senior leadership

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience working in purchasing, procurement, material planning, production planning, or supply chain management
• 9+ years engineering in lieu of a degree
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines
• Ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours
• Must be able to work onsite in Redmond, WA

Nice to have

• Experience with MRP or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
• Experience managing bill of materials, work orders, and purchase orders
• Experience with forecasting, demand planning, and lead time analysis
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environments
• Capability to prioritize multiple on-going projects
• Strong track record for achieving results
• Strong skills in data analysis using Excel, SQL, and PowerBI
• Solid understanding of common manufacturing processes and machines including mills, lathes, waterjet, laser cutters, sheet metal fabrication, etc
• Familiar with common material finishes and coatings, including paint, powder coat, anodize, heat treatment, etc
• American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification, Six Sigma certification, or similar certifications

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
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law
• Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday

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 is actively developing the technologies to make human life on Mars possible. The Starlink constellation is their solution to providing reliable internet to the entire world.