Manager, Supply Chain (Starship)

The role

The Manager of Supply Chain defines and implements policies and strategies for near- and mid-term sourcing results. This person will lead a team of sourcing specialists and managers to ensure continuity of supply for hardware. The role involves strategic decision-making that impacts the department and influences SpaceX organizations.

What you will do

• Lead a team of sourcing specialists, sourcing managers, and/or global supply managers
• Drive improvement, standardization, and scalability of operational planning, workflow, tools, and resources
• Assess employee performance and provide feedback or disciplinary actions
• Own vision and strategy for assigned categories through NPI and production phases
• Visit supplier facilities to assess operational capability, financial health, and capacity
• Conduct comprehensive supplier analysis including risk assessment
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers
• Present value propositions to SpaceX executives
• Provide guidance to internal customers on design for manufacturability and trade analysis
• Negotiate long-term contracts to ensure continuity of supply

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Purchasing or procurement, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Engineering, or Master
• OR 10+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Purchasing or procurement, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Engineering, or Master production schedul
• 3+ years of experience in a management role with direct reports
• Must be able to travel for short and extended trips as needed; up to 50%
• Must be able to work long hours and weekends as needed
• Must be able to work onsite in Hawthorne, CA

Nice to have

• Experience sharing information and influencing others across organizational lines, internally and externally
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated exceptional achievements at SpaceX and/or previous companies to execute improvement projects quickly
• Experience directly negotiating contracts
• Experience sourcing suppliers
• Prior formal people leadership experience
• Organized and self-driven, capable of working independently with little direction
• Ability to conduct all activities with integrity and urgency

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 leave

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company's supply chain organization is critical to the Starship mission.