Sourcing Manager, Fabricated Assemblies (Starship)

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of&nbsp;enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong>SOURCING MANAGER, FABRICATED ASSEMBLIES (STARSHIP)</strong></p> <p>This role will be integral member of our purchasing team and the supply chain subject matter expert in fabricated assemblies. Along with managing commodity and supplier strategies, a large focus of this role will be establishing a robust supply chain with the capabilities, capacity, quality, speed, and cost necessary to rapidly build Starship launch pads to enable our ambitious launch rate.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the supply chain department including, but not limited to, payment terms, cash targets, and cost savings</li> <li>Establish preferred suppliers for assigned categories</li> <li>Create and implement management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base</li> <li>Develop and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships to create strategic sourcing models that optimize the value of products and services that support business unit requirements to maintain continuous cost reduction programs for controllable expenditures</li> <li>Communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies</li> <li>Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned categories</li> <li>Identify and execute cost reduction projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and project updates</li> <li>Perform advanced quantitative and business process analyses to identify financial impacts of decisions, cost improvement and performance for assigned ca

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