Manager, Materials Management (Starship)

The role

The Manager will provide ownership of all aspects of material flow to supply materials for manufacturing rockets and spacecraft. This role involves leading continuous improvement and executing inventory activities within the network.

What you will do

• Perform administrative duties including project implementation, mentoring, and personnel training
• Support data driven goals for receipt, stow, pick, pack, and final mile delivery
• Develop strategy, business metrics, and goals to guide execution
• Lead and motivate the organization to achieve results
• Monitor and improve operations to ensure a safe work environment
• Ensure business practices meet AS9100 and customer flow-down requirements
• Manage incoming acceptance, storing, and issuing of materials, tooling, and customer property
• Identify internal and external cost reduction and optimization opportunities
• Maintain process control and routine counting for audit requirements
• Monitor shelf-life storage and maintain FIFO compliance

Required qualifications

• Advanced degree and 3+ years of experience in material or production planning, purchasing, distribution, operations or supply chain management, material cost control, project management, or master pro
• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in one or more of the listed fields
• 9+ years of experience in one or more of the listed fields
• 3+ years of personnel management experience with formal direct reports
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Able to work extended hours and weekends when need to meet critical deadlines
• Ability to provide 24/7 on-call support in emergency situations

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field
• Organized and self-driven, capable of working independently with little direction
• Experience working in large scale production of highly engineered product
• Excellent communication and team-building skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced /cross-functional environment
• Capable of adapting to abrupt changes in strategy
• Experience within an aerospace, aviation, or automotive manufacturing environment
• Previous experience with capital planning and management
• Demonstrate innovative and futuristic thinking to drive continuous improvement
• Intermediate Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a 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

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company was founded on the belief that a future where humanity explores the stars is more exciting than one where we are not.