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Sr. Manager, Purchasing

SpaceX· Purchasing
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Hawthorne, CA$175k - $245kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior leadership role responsible for indirect purchasing across SpaceX locations, focusing on cloud, software, services, facilities, SG&A spend reduction, and leveraging AI-driven tools to improve procurement efficiency and supplier performance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the indirect purchasing team while setting strategic direction and vision for the cloud, software, services, and facilities categories across all SpaceX locations.
  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, deeply understand their needs, and partner with them to develop high-quality procurement strategies aligned to business requirements.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor who challenges stakeholders (including engineering and operations) to make decisions that support a high-performing, cost-effective supply plan.
  • Own contract management to ensure supplier performance against obligations, drive on-time delivery, expedite as needed, and rapidly respond to demand changes.
  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies that reduce risk, deliver continuous cost reduction, and align with company goals on payment terms, cash targets, on-time delivery, and savings.
  • Conduct comprehensive supplier and market analysis to build strategic sourcing plans that identify new/suitable suppliers, optimize cost structures, and proactively ensure supply continuity based on macro market and industry trends.
  • Present clear value propositions to SpaceX executives covering contract awards, cost reviews, cost-reduction strategies, and critical supply issues.
  • Develop and implement new tools and processes that leverage the latest AI tools to drive efficiencies across the purchasing team, including process optimization, analysis activities, and related operational areas.
  • Lead talent development: hire, manage, develop, and mentor team members while driving critical projects.
  • Execute purchase orders and manage the escalation process for purchase-to-pay issues.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, finance, or other discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in purchasing, supplier management, or contract negotiations; or a combination of these three areas.
  • 2+ years of experience in a supervisory, lead, or management role.

Skills

Required:Strategic sourcingContract managementStakeholder managementData analysisCommunication
Nice to have:AI-enabled process improvement

Benefits

  • long-term incentives, including stock or long-term cash awards
  • discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave as per company policy
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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