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Sourcing Specialist - CapEx (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink - Mech. And Non-Electronic Sourcing
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Redmond, WAfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Sourcing Specialist focused on Capital Expenditure for the Starlink program, supporting capital and consumables purchases, supplier management, and contract execution within SpaceX.

Responsibilities

  • Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned category
  • Forecast demand, evaluate capacity, and manage supply signals to adjust incoming material
  • Track supplier performance on cost, on-time delivery, quality, and other metrics
  • Utilize negotiations to maximize value and cost savings benefit while lowering risk
  • Create sourcing strategies for assigned category (including Equipment, Services, MRO, and custom parts to reduce risk and meet targets for the supply chain department including, but not limited to, payment terms, cash targets, continuity of supply, and cost savings)
  • Solve complex, open-ended problems with an emphasis on speed and efficiency
  • Develop a preferred supplier network and leverage it to minimize cost and lead time
  • Perform onsite reviews of vendor capabilities
  • Responsible for authoring of contract documents with the legal department
  • Management of contracts ensuring performance of the supplier to contract obligations
  • Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret application of contract to business needs
  • Maximize value and cost savings through direct negotiations as well as cost modeling (i.e. Total Cost of Ownership, Should-Cost, etc.)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; OR 3+ years of experience working in one or more of the following in lieu of a degree: Engineering; Purchasing; Contract negotiation; Material or production planning; Operations or supply chain management; Material cost control; Master production scheduling

Skills

Required:Capital expenditure purchasing
Nice to have:Category managementProject managementVendor managementNegotiation & cost modelingMS Office
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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