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Sourcing Manager (Starship)

SpaceX· Supply Chain - Launch and Infrastructure
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Starbase, TXfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Sourcing Manager responsible for leading procurement, supplier development, and strategic sourcing activities to support Starship program at SpaceX, including cost reduction, supplier negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and NPI.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze supplier spend, capacity, and develop overall supplier negotiation and engagement strategies.
  • Implement sustainable cost controls and develop cost reduction improvement plans with suppliers
  • Ensure work centers are clear to build on time and that lineside health is meeting specifications like sensible min/max/reorder-points that are aligned to the MRP Demand plan
  • Have extreme ownership of the work center material health overall while working closely with production counterparts and engineering to stay on top of start to finish dates and cycle times
  • Manage production process or design change cut-ins etc.
  • Solve problems to recover from late breaking changes or shortages.
  • Ensure that the production reality (work center cycle time) is supported by a credible and well-thought out inventory demand-supply plan (vehicle exit rate)
  • Lead complex outsourcing and cross functional projects
  • Negotiate high value contracts and independently negotiate contract terminology, pricing, technical requirements, scope, and terms involving responsibility, liability, indemnification, and intellectual property with suppliers
  • Interpret the conditions and terms of contracts including fiscal and legal implications and advise management on all significant procedures and regulations affecting the contract
  • Act as liaison with external and internal customers on all matters affecting contractual agreements while ensuring compliance with all company policies and procedures and government regulations
  • Develop and lead commodity strategies for sheet metal, raw material, machined parts, hardware, and other aerospace components from cradle to grave
  • Be the “go to” resource for engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and new product introduction teams when determining best value suppliers, NPI sourcing plans, make vs. buy, should cost, buy complete strategies, and lead times, etc.
  • Proactively investigate new market trends, supplier roadmaps, and collaborate with engineering on best path from a technology, cost, and supply standpoint
  • Drive design for manufacturability reviews with support from supplier quality and engineering.
  • Champion value-add and value engineering projects to improve part quality and reduce cost
  • Mitigate sole/single source risk and ensure continuity of supply.
  • Champion supplier discovery and visit supplier’s facilities to accurately assess technical capability, equipment, and capacity
  • Proactively update SpaceX management and engineering teams on all critical supply issues
  • Execute MRP planning messages for production parts including RFQ and PO placements
  • Resolve purchase order discrepancies and invoice issues; analyze procurement data and track key metrics to produce actionable insights and reports.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree and 3+ 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 bachelor’s degree and 5+ years; or 9+ years of experience in these areas

Skills

Required:Advanced degree or equivalent experienceContract negotiationData analysis and procurement metricsSupplier relationship management
Nice to have:Design for manufacturability and NPI sourcing
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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