Sr. Sourcing Specialist (Starship)

Sr. Sourcing Specialist (Starship)

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.

Sr. Sourcing Specialist (Starship)

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 capital purchases and construction projects for the construction and facilities organizations.

Responsibilities :

• Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support capital and construction projects
• Develop and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships to create strategic sourcing models that optimize the value of products and services that support business unit requirement to maintain continuous cost reduction programs for controllable expenditures
• Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department including but not limited to payment terms, cash targets, on time delivery and cost savings
• Draft, negotiate, and manage capital and construction contracts from RFP through completion
• Management of contracts ensuring performance of the supplier to contract obligations and understanding interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business
• Perform project control tasks such as project budgeting and scheduling
• Identify and execute cost reduction projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and project updates
• Create and implement related management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base
• Responsible for advanced quantitative analysis to identify financial impacts of decisions and performance for category managed
• Perform business process analysis and develop models to improve cost
• Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
• Source and onboard new suppliers to serve dynamic program with rapidly evolving business needs
• Act as a focal point for contractor management supporting contractors badging and communication
• Identify opportunities for contractor management process improvement
• Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned category
• Develop and lead efforts to reduce the number of transactions and improve efficiencies for assigned category
• Resolve invoice issues and ensure that vendors are paid on time

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SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application / interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.