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Global Supply Manager (Starship Electronics)

SpaceX· Starship Components Supply Chain
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Hawthorne, CA$130k - $180kfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Global Supply Manager responsible for strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimization within SpaceX Starship Electronics, based in Hawthorne, CA with domestic and international travel requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Develop sourcing strategies for assigned categories to minimize risk and achieve key purchasing targets, including optimized payment terms, cash flow objectives, and significant cost savings
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders to design strategic sourcing models that maximize value from products and services while supporting business unit needs and driving continuous cost reduction across controllable spend
  • Communicate, implement, and enforce compliance with established sourcing strategies
  • Identify, plan, and execute cost reduction initiatives, including stakeholder coordination, timeline management, and regular progress reporting
  • Conduct advanced quantitative and process analyses to evaluate financial impacts, identify cost improvement opportunities, and assess performance for assigned categories
  • Partner with stakeholders to establish supplier SLAs and KPIs, then track performance against key metrics such as business results delivery, cost reduction, quality, and on-time performance
  • Perform market research, benchmarking, and competitive analysis for assigned categories
  • Collaborate with Legal to draft and finalize contract documentation
  • Actively manage contracts to ensure suppliers meet all obligations and performance standards
  • Analyze complex contract terms and interrelationships, applying creative yet sound business judgment to align them with operational needs
  • Drive maximum value and cost savings while mitigating risk through skilled strategic negotiations
  • Lead year-over-year cost optimization by identifying and eliminating waste and reducing unnecessary usage across operations
  • Establish and maintain a roster of preferred suppliers for assigned categories
  • Design and implement supplier management programs to develop, continuously improve, and monitor performance and KPIs across the supply base
  • Issue purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices for assigned categories
  • Lead initiatives to streamline processes and significantly reduce transaction volume for assigned categories

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree and 4+ years of experience working in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling
  • or bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following
  • or 10+ years of experience working in one or more of the following: Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling

Skills

Required:Sourcing strategy developmentStakeholder managementContract managementCost reduction & negotiationsData analysis & financial modeling

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short & long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • 5 days of sick leave for exempt employees
  • stock-based incentives and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • discretionary bonuses and other discounts and perks
Last updated Aug 12, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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