Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Terafab Construction (Starlink)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

MANAGER, STRATEGIC SOURCING, TERAFAB CONSTRUCTION (STARLINK)

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 high performance compute. The SpaceX Supply Chain Department is a critical player in our operations. The functions within the department include procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development and quality, logistics and inventory. SpaceX Supply Chain will play a key role in enabling SpaceX to meet these ambitious growth targets and greatly contribute in making us a multi-planetary species. This individual will support construction projects and capital purchases for the construction and facilities organizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage a team of 5-10 buyers who are responsible for the purchase of all goods and services necessary for the construction of Terafab, including utilities and other infrastructure projects
• 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
• 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 supplier's performance meets contract obligations
• Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creative solutions
• 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
• 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:

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:
  • Engineering
  • Purchasing
  • Contract negotiation
  • Material or production planning
  • Operations or supply chain management
  • Master production scheduling
  • Construction, facilities, or industrial plant management

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Strong technical background to speak the language of engineers and strong business background to deal with contracts and negotiations
• 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 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

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work extended hours, nights, and weekends as needed
• Ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours - up to 30% travel may be required, including international travel
• Ability to travel to the primary site, roughly 2 hours from the Bastrop campus
• Valid driver’s license
• This position is based in Bastrop, TX and requires being onsite

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