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Global Supply Manager, Semiconductor Capital Equipment (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink - Mech. And Non-Electronic Sourcing
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Position to manage capital equipment purchases for a major semiconductor manufacturing initiative within SpaceX, focusing on sourcing, cost management, supplier development, and program execution to support Starlink-related manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop/implement sourcing and cost management strategies; supporting capital purchases and production consumables
  • Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization
  • Use data analytics to identify and bring to fruition process-related opportunities
  • Utilize negotiations to maximize value and ensure project timeline adherence while minimizing risk
  • Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capital plans, based on project timeline; including ownership of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the categories managed
  • Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
  • Communicate regularly to leadership on topics including overall equipment status, schedules, risks, and mitigation actions; while responding quickly to changes in the overall goals, schedule, and/or architecture
  • Track and report projected and actual spend, assess budgetary risk, and provide clear budgetary analysis to enable timely decision making
  • Create 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
  • Build genuine relationships both internally and externally and drive cross-functional teams to achieve consensus
  • Source, onboard, and develop new suppliers to accommodate rapidly evolving business needs
  • Work with supply base to ensure support from vendors regarding setup, installation, repairs, and maintenance
  • Execute purchase orders and manage escalation process for “purchase to pay” issues

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience in Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, or Master production scheduling
  • or 10+ years of experience in one or more of the above areas

Skills

Required:Sourcing strategyBudgeting and financial planningData analyticsNegotiationProject managementSupplier development
Nice to have:MS Office

Benefits

  • See company benefits package (not specified in description)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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