About this role
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 enabling human life on Mars.
MANAGER, SUPPLY CHAIN (STARSHIP)
The SpaceX supply chain organization is critical to Starship's mission. To capitalize on SpaceX’s technological and market-changing successes, our team will help manage an agile yet robust supply chain that enables the company's competitive advantage. The department includes procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development and quality, logistics, and inventory. SpaceX's supply chain will play a key role in enabling it to meet ambitious growth targets and help make us a multi-planetary species.
The Manager of Supply Chain at SpaceX is responsible for defining and implementing policies and strategies for near- and mid-term sourcing results. The incumbent will make strategic decisions that impact the department and have broad influence across SpaceX organizations. Success in this role will require strong communication skills, sourcing intuition and best practices, and commodity management experience to systematically grow and mature SpaceX suppliers into strategic partners.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Team Leadership:
• Manage the Starship team of Supply Chain Sourcing Managers and Specialists. Lead, direct, and review the teams' work, spending substantial time on people management responsibilities. Responsible for defining the structure of the teams and providing mentorship and strategic development planning for first- and second-level direct reports
• Manage the team by providing clear direction that aligns with the strategy and priorities of the company
• Hire, develop, and retain top talent to meet current and future business needs
• Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention to detail, self-direction, & courage
• Develop and enhance transactional processes to gain organizational efficiency
• Manage KPIs, including inventory and spend to match program targets
• Ensure accurate system signals, including accuracy of demand signals (so that they match program rate), BOMs, upstream and downstream lead times, etc.
• Supplier Development:
• Manage vendor relationships and grow the supply base as needed in alignment with the broader team sourcing strategy
• Assess supplier capabilities, technologies, and their ability to execute component/assembly manufacturing requirements successfully. Manage validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility through full-scale production of transferred work
• Manage supplier improvement programs. Drive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, supplier scorecards, and supplier audits, ensuring supplier compliance while driving systematic problem-solving and process improvement plans to deliver value
• Provide program leadership necessary to ensure that produ