SpaceX

Sr. Sourcing Specialist, Propellant Generation Supply Chain

SpaceX • $90K — $120K *
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
More than 3 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree or Bachelor's with 2+ years of relevant experience; or 6+ years of experience in engineering, supply chain, purchasing, contract negotiation, material planning, operations management, cost control, or master production scheduling
  • Understanding of utilities, power purchase agreements, pipelines, cryogenic commodities, or gas systems
  • Experience in a supply chain, production, finance, or engineering function
  • Established relationships with suppliers in the oil and gas or power sector
  • Strong analytical skills, especially in budget tracking and cost analysis

Responsibilities

  • Create and implement sourcing strategies to mitigate risks and achieve cost reductions
  • Develop stakeholder relationships to assess sourcing models and enhance product value
  • Drive compliance with category strategies while managing supplier performance
  • Conduct supplier evaluations to ensure quality and price competitiveness
  • Analyze and strategize supplier selections for future business initiatives
  • Manage purchasing processes to ensure timely delivery of goods and services
  • Lead cross-functional projects to improve supplier quality and cost effectiveness

Benefits

  • Travel opportunities up to 50%, including international trips
  • Extended hours and weekend work may be needed during critical project phases
  • Location-specific role based in Cape Canaveral, FL, requiring on-site presence
  • High ethical standards and integrity aligned work culture
Full Job Description
SR. SOURCING SPECIALIST, PROPELLANT GENERATION SUPPLY CHAIN

SpaceX is on a fast track to become the market leader in various product categories like US-based human spaceflight, rapid vehicle reusability, internet services through the Starlink constellation, and other exciting projects. The SpaceX supply chain department is a critical player in our operations. To capitalize on SpaceX's technological and market-changing successes, the Sr. Sourcing Specialist will be part of managing an agile, yet robust, supply chain that will enable a competitive advantage for SpaceX. SpaceX's supply chain will play a key role in enabling SpaceX to meet these ambitious growth targets and greatly contribute to making humans a multi-planetary species.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Create capital sourcing strategies to reduce risk, enable continuous cost reduction, and align with company strategy on payment terms, cash targets, on-time delivery, and cost savings
  • Develop and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships to evaluate sourcing models and optimize the value of products and services that support business requirements
  • Maintain continuous cost reduction programs
  • Communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies
  • Ensure the health of the supply base by evaluating and selecting suppliers based on capability, quality, reliability, and price competitiveness
  • Conduct comprehensive supplier analysis to formulate a strategic sourcing plan that identifies new/suitable suppliers, optimizes cost models, and proactively ensures continuity of supply based on upcoming new product introduction campaign requirements
  • Maintain vendor delivery of goods and services
  • Execute purchasing transactions within the scope area by issuing purchase orders for SpaceX programs and ensuring delivery
  • Identify and execute cost reduction projects, including planning, stakeholder coordination, timeline management, and project updates
  • Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories, anticipate strategic opportunities, and keep key stakeholders informed
  • Direct and execute initiatives that support aggressive improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, enhanced service levels, improved coordination, delivery, pricing, lead-times, payment, risk compliance, and other areas as identified
  • Benchmark, track, and analyze annual performance metrics and sourcing trends against budget on a monthly basis to demonstrate continuous improvement and progress against strategic objectives
  • Drive make vs. buy decisions for new products, implement the strategy across the product lifecycle from development, qualification, first article runs through stable production
  • Execute requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposal (RFPs), document bid events through correspondence to suppliers; conduct supplier negotiations and ongoing contract management
  • Administer multimillion-dollar contracts and independently negotiate suppliers' contract terminology, pricing, technical requirements, scope, and terms involving responsibility, liability, indemnification, intellectual property, and export compliance

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Advanced degree; or bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 6+ 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:
  • Understanding of utilities, power purchase agreements, pipelines, cryogenic commodities, or gas system equipment
  • Experience working in a supply chain, production, finance, or engineering function
  • Established relationships with suppliers in the oil and gas or power sector
  • Ability to prioritize appropriately to meet internal customer and company needs
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with all levels of internal personnel
  • Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
  • Strong budget tracking and cost analytical skills
  • Experience in sourcing from a global supply base using various contractual models
  • Proven success working on cross-functional new product introduction projects, completing cost models, and negotiating
  • Strong skills in data analysis using Excel, SQL, and PowerBI
  • Ability to identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems
  • Holds self to the highest ethical standards, and conducts all activities with the highest integrity

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Must be able to travel - up to 50% work week travel may be required, including international travel
  • 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 on-site - remote work not considered
  • Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral


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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