Global Supply Manager (Starlink)

The role

You will develop and manage the supply base to support sourcing for Starlink user terminals and ground stations. You will manage contract manufacturer partners, perform forecasting, and lead sourcing strategies to optimize cost and speed.

What you will do

• Develop and manage the supply base to support sourcing for the contract manufacturing
• Provide daily program status updates and escalate to management
• Perform on site management at contract manufacturer partners
• Communicate overall production readiness status to the management team
• Perform forecast to supplier, plan capacity and track supply
• Collaborate with worldwide team to plan manufacturing capacity and resolve supply issues
• Build and own overall project budgets management
• Understand technical aspects of production equipment to identify optimization opportunities
• Utilize negotiations to maximize value and cost savings
• Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master pro
• OR 10+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling
• Able to travel for short and extended trips as needed - up to 50% work week travel may be required, including international travel
• Must be able to work flexible and extended hours and on weekends as needed

Nice to have

• Experience directly negotiating contracts and sourcing global suppliers
• Experience with sourcing from a global supply base, and familiarity interfacing in-person with suppliers around the world
• Experience within the solar and/or battery field
• Ability to prioritize appropriately to meet internal customer and company needs
• Effective written and verbal communications skills, with strong ability to communicate to all levels of internal personnel
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
• Ability to conduct all activities with integrity and urgency

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The SpaceX Supply Chain Department executes large-scale projects including procurement, planning, supplier development, logistics, and inventory.