SpaceX

Sr. Sourcing Specialist, Construction

SpaceX • $88K — $105K *
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree or bachelor's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience in engineering, supply chain, purchasing, or contract negotiation
  • Construction project management and/or cost estimation experience preferred
  • Strong budget tracking and cost analytical skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement comprehensive contract management processes
  • Create sourcing strategies to meet purchasing department targets
  • Maintain and foster relationships with internal stakeholders
  • Manage compliance and drive category strategies
  • Identify and execute cost reduction projects
  • Perform advanced analyses to assess financial impacts
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define and measure supplier performance
  • Conduct market research and benchmarking for sourcing categories

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced and innovative environment
  • Influence supplier development and procurement strategies
  • Engagement in projects that support SpaceX's ambitious goals
  • Focus on continuous improvement and cost optimization
  • Onsite working arrangement at Cape Canaveral, FL
Full Job Description
SR. SOURCING SPECIALIST, CONSTRUCTION

We are a progressive procurement organization pushing the boundaries of traditional procurement reputation and methodologies. We are looking for individuals who can think outside the box to achieve company objectives regarding value and partnerships with our suppliers. Our organization moves quickly, and you must too. SpaceX has the unique ability and desire to influence and shape suppliers to be better with us as we challenge our supply chain on cost, quality, and delivery. This individual will support construction projects that expand or optimize infrastructure for the Starship Program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement a comprehensive contract management process that ensures a successful project execution cycle
  • Create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department, including, but not limited to, payment terms, cash targets, and cost savings
  • Develop and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships to create strategic sourcing models that optimize the value of products and services that support business unit requirements to maintain continuous cost reduction programs for controllable expenditures
  • Communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies
  • Identify and execute cost reduction projects, including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and project updates
  • Perform advanced quantitative and business process analyses to identify financial impacts of decisions, cost improvement, and performance for assigned categories
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers and measure the appropriate criteria, such as: delivery of business results, cost reduction, quality and timeliness of delivery
  • Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
  • Create contract documents in collaboration with the legal department
  • Manage contracts to ensure the performance of the supplier to contract obligations
  • Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret application of contract to business needs
  • Maximize value and cost savings benefits while lowering risk through strategic negotiations
  • Identify and drive year over year cost optimization through reducing usage and eliminating waste within our operations
  • Establish preferred suppliers for assigned categories
  • Optimize procurement processes from PO to pay to ensure we are as efficient as possible in our allocation of time and resources to achieve the best possible outcomes for the business in the shortest amount of time
  • Create and implement management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base
  • Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned categories
  • Develop and lead efforts to reduce number of transactions and for assigned categories

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Advanced degree; or bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience working in one or more of the following;
    • Engineering
    • Supply chain
    • Purchasing
    • Contract negotiation
    • Material or production planning
    • Operations management
    • Material cost control
    • Master production scheduling

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • 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
  • Strong 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 to meet customer and company needs
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
  • Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
  • Strong technical knowledge and skills in current technologies and applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI, etc.)
  • Ability to conduct all activities with the highest degree of integrity
  • Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Must be able to travel - up to 20% work week travel may be required
  • Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones
  • This position is based in Cape Canaveral, FL and requires being onsite - remote work not considered


ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
  • 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. a7 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk. The company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX has developed the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon spacecraft. The company was founded with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has achieved several milestones in spaceflight, including the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit, the first privately-funded company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, and the first privately-funded company to send a human-rated spacecraft to orbit.
Learn more about SpaceX
Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
2002
* Ladders Estimates

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