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Sourcing Specialist, Mechanical Commodities (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink - Electronic Sourcing
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Bastrop, TXfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Sourcing Specialist to support the Bastrop, TX Starlink production facility, focusing on procurement, planning, supplier development, and cost optimization for mechanical commodities.

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 high risk components and supplier delivery performance
  • Communicate clearly and rapidly to influence decisions of vendors and senior leadership
  • Interpret engineering drawings and BOMs
  • Create sourcing strategies for all mechanical custom and COTS hardware
  • Develop a preferred supplier network and leverage it to minimize cost and lead time for the fabrication and delivery of parts
  • Support commodities including but are not limited to machined parts, electromechanical equipment, large machining, finish processes, mechanical assemblies, etc.
  • Solve complex, open-ended problems with an emphasis on speed and efficiency
  • Manage outsource fabrication projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and manage vendor performance
  • 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
  • Utilize negotiations to maximize value and cost savings benefit while lowering risk

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of experience working in purchasing, procurement, material planning, production planning, supply chain management, or engineering

Skills

Required:Purchasing and procurement
Nice to have:Forecasting and demand planningERP/MRP systemsData analysis (Excel, SQL, PowerBI)Contract management
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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