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Sourcing Specialist, Marine at SpaceX

Cape Canaveral, FL, United States

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.

SOURCING SPECIALIST, MARINE

We are a progressive procurement organization pushing the boundaries of traditional procurement reputation and methodologies. We are looking for individuals who can think outside the box to achieve company objectives regarding value and partnerships with our suppliers. Our organization moves quickly, and you must too. SpaceX has the unique ability and desire to influence and shape suppliers to be better with us as we challenge our supply chain on cost, quality and delivery. The purchasing team has aggressive objectives for 2022 that positively impact our product and bottom line. We are looking for the right person who is equipped and ready for these challenges to join our team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage implementation and development of marine category strategies to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department including, but not limited to, payment terms, cash targets, and cost savings

• Contract Management: Responsible for authoring of contract documents with Engineering, Marine Operations and Legal department. Manage contracts to ensure performance of the supplier to contract obligations

• Project Management: Responsible for identifying and executing cost reduction projects including planning, stakeholder coordination, timeline management, and project updates

• Negotiations: Utilize negotiations to maximize value and cost savings benefit while lowering risk

• Strategy / Sourcing: Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk and meet targets for the offshore programs including, but not limited to, payment terms, spend targets, and cost savings

• Stakeholder Management: 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; communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies; provide solutions to a wide range of difficult problems

• Market Intel: Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories. Establish preferred suppliers for assigned category

• Create and implement related management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base

• Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices

• Develop and lead efforts to reduce number of transactions and improve business processes

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or other technical discipline

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum GPA of 3.2

• 2 years of experience working in a supply chain, production, or engineering function

• Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed

• Experience in aerospace or manufacturing environment

• Ability to prioritize appropriately to meet internal customer and company needs

• Effective written and verbal communications skills, with strong ability to communicate to all levels of internal personnel

• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment

• Ability to conduct all activities with the highest of integrity

• Strong budget tracking and cost analytical skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced work environment

• Flexible to work long hours when needed to meet critical deadlines

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here (https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987) .

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.

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• Location:
  Cape Canaveral, FL
• Company:
  SpaceX