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Sourcing Manager (Starship)

SpaceX· Starship Components Supply Chain
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Hawthorne, CA$120k - $170kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Sourcing Manager for Starship overseeing strategic technical procurement, supplier development, and cost management to scale Starship production, with emphasis on forgings and complex machined parts.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize risk management to balance cost, reliability, and production rate based on program goals.
  • Analyze supplier spend, capacity, capabilities, and core competencies to develop negotiation strategies and cost reduction plans.
  • Assess vendor base to identify gaps and expand core supply base; monitor supplier performance in cost, quality, and delivery.
  • Collaborate with key suppliers and strategic partners to implement sourcing and cost strategies; present commodity roadmaps to internal stakeholders.
  • Ensure work centers are ready to build on time by managing vendor-derived fulfillment and inventory health (min/max/reorder points aligned to MRP).
  • Own work center inventory health and coordinate with production and engineering on start/finish dates to scale production.
  • Manage production process or design change cut-ins, balancing NPI risk with engine reliability and effective stakeholder communication.
  • Mitigate sole/single source risk by developing commodity strategies for sheet metal, raw material, complex machined parts, hardware, and aerospace components; act as supplier interface for RFIs/RFPs/RFQs.
  • Provide guidance on design for manufacturability and cost trade analyses for precision CNC machined components; drive adoption of low-cost parts.
  • Investigate market trends and supplier roadmaps; collaborate with engineering on optimal path from tech, cost, and supply perspectives.
  • Visit supplier facilities to assess capability, financial health, and capacity; perform comprehensive supplier analyses for contracting and long-term production.
  • Provide updates to SpaceX management and engineering on critical supply issues; present value propositions to executives as needed.
  • Solve problems to recover from late changes or shortages; ensure credible inventory demand-supply plans support production.
  • Be the go-to resource for engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and NPI teams on best value suppliers, make-vs-buy, should-cost, and lead times.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree with 3+ years of experience or bachelor's degree with 5+ years, or 9+ years in engineering, purchasing, contract negotiation, operations/supply chain, or cost control.

Skills

Required:Strategic procurementCost negotiationsVendor managementData analysis and toolsCommunication
Nice to have:NPI and mass production experienceReading technical drawings and BOMs

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock or cash awards) and potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Various discounts and perks
  • Paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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