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.
SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING MANAGER (STARSHIP)
The SpaceX supply chain department is a critical player in enabling Starship’s mission. To capitalize on SpaceX’s technological and market changing successes, our team will be part of managing an agile yet robust supply chain that will enable a competitive advantage for the company. The functions within the department include procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development and quality, logistics and inventory. SpaceX supply chain will play a key role in enabling SpaceX to meet the ambitious growth targets and greatly contribute to making us a multi-planetary species.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Own the end-to-end planning lifecycle for Starship sub-assemblies or finished goods, from accurate bill of material requirements, appropriate supply coverage, and timely configuration management to satisfy the engine production plan.
• Work very closely with engineering, production, and procurement counterparts to understand internal rate goals, design change landscape, and supplier production plans to set up a robust supply chain plan capable of scaling with multiple configurations and production rates.
• Utilize good risk management intuition to balance cost, reliability, and production rate based on knowledge of program goals and context in a highly dynamic environment – and make effective risk calls knowing when to prioritize one over the other.
• Manage the supply schedule for raw material and finished goods in order to optimize days on hand and inventory turns, minimize obsolescence, and enable the production line to output at full rate while being mindful about excess inventory.
• Communicate forecasts to internal and external stakeholders that accurately reflect minimum requirements while hedging against potential upside or change in business direction.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks in the multi-tier global supply chain by coordinating with the appropriate stakeholders (procurement, logistics, engineering, etc.) to propose creative solutions and drive to closure.
• Balance a spectrum of both new product introduction (NPI) with rapid iteration and design changes as well as stable production with good risk intuition to balance challenges in both.
• Partner with engineering and production teams to effectively plan for and incorporate design or process changes seamlessly into the production line without impacting ability for production to maintain build rate.
• Support insourcing efforts where applicable to guarantee constant supply from internal and external sources to enable overall production targets.
• Assess and monitor supply base capacity and constraints at primary and sub-tiers suppliers to info