Supply Manager – Capex – Starlink

Supply Manager – Capex – Starlink

Requirements

• Advanced degree and 4+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 10+ years of experience working in one or more of the following: Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support capital purchases and production consumables
• Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization and use data analytics to identify and parse process related opportunities
• Utilize negotiations to maximize value, cost savings and priority in terms of delivery for SpaceX while lowering risk
• Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capitalization plan based on project timeline focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the categories managed
• Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
• Communicate overall equipment status to the management team including schedules, risks and mitigation actions and respond quickly to changes to the overall goals, schedule, and architecture
• Track and report projected and actual spend, assess budgetary risk, and provide clear budgetary analysis to enable timely management team decision making
• Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk, enable continuous cost reduction and align with company strategy on payment terms, cash targets, on time delivery and cost savings
• Build genuine relationships both internally and externally and drive cross-functional teams to achieve consensus
• Source and onboard new suppliers to serve dynamic program with rapidly evolving business needs
• Work with supply base to ensure support from vendors regarding setup, installation, repairs and maintenance
• Execute purchase orders and manage escalation process for ‘purchase to pay’ issues

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with capital expenditure purchasing
• Experience with purchasing for more than one category
• Extensive project management and organizational skills
• Experience managing large scale capital projects
• Remarkable problem solving skills with a bias for speed
• Quick learner and ability to prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs
• Excellent customer service skills
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
• Strong technical knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Ability to conduct all activities with the highest degree of integrity
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment