Sourcing Manager, Capital Equipment & Construction (Starlink) - Memphis

The role

This Sourcing Manager will support construction and facility related projects for xAI datacenters. The role involves developing procurement strategies and managing vendor relationships to enable production of customer-facing products.

What you will do

• Develop and implement a comprehensive contract management process
• Develop and execute equipment and services procurement strategies for construction projects
• Perform market analysis to determine should costs
• Create and negotiate contract documents with the legal department
• Track and report projected and actual spend and assess budgetary risk
• Manage vendor relationships and resolve performance or delivery issues
• Present value propositions to SpaceX management
• Identify and execute cost reduction projects
• Perform quantitative and business process analyses
• Create and implement management programs to monitor KPIs of the supply base

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Operations or supply chain management, Master production scheduling, or Construction, facilities, or indu
• OR 9+ years of experience in the listed fields in lieu of a degree
• Ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours
• 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

• Strong technical background and strong business background
• Construction project management experience and/or construction cost estimate experience
• Familiarity or experience in purchasing or similar procurement related experience
• Experience in industrial engineering, construction management, and/or facilities management
• Strong budget tracking and cost analytical skills
• Extensive project management and organizational skills
• Experience managing large scale industrial and commercial construction projects
• Strong contract negotiation and document management skills
• Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed
• Quick learner and ability to prioritize appropriately

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company is leveraging experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, a large satellite constellation providing broadband internet.