AI-First Supply Chain Program Manager

Blue Origin; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Supply Chain Program Manager to convert program demand into executable sourcing strategies, embedding with engineering and manufacturing teams to enable on-time, on-budget material delivery.

You will develop bid packages, qualify suppliers, and drive readiness through PPAP and run-at-rate validation, while collaborating across supply chain, engineering, and program leadership to manage risks and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years OR Master's degree with 2+ years of supply chain, engineering, or program management experience in manufacturing environments.
• Exposure to NPI or development programs from design through high-rate production at scale.
• Experience with First Article Inspection, supplier capability studies, and production readiness validation including run-at-rate assessments.
• Understanding of high-rate production requirements: takt time, line balancing, capacity validation, and supplier scalability from low-rate to high-rate.
• Experience building and executing sourcing strategies: competitive events, dual-sourcing, make/buy trades, and total cost analysis.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills; able to embed with engineering and manufacturing teams and influence.
• Superior communication skills—distill complex supply chain issues into clear executive summaries and recommendations.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; BOMs, MRP/ERP systems, material estimating, cost modeling, and supply chain metrics.
• Comfort with digital tools, supplier portals, EDI/TMS, and data-driven decision-making; enthusiasm for AI/automation adoption.
• Self-starter who can define scalable processes, build templates, and operate effectively in a startup-like environment.
• Willingness to travel (up to 25%) for supplier visits, audits, and on-site problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing & Supplier Management.
• Build comprehensive bid packages with technical requirements, commercial terms, and evaluation criteria in collaboration with Supply Chain Engineers and Commodity Managers.
• Support competitive source selection events.
• Qualify and onboard new suppliers, including facility assessments, capability validation, and contract execution.
• Drive supplier readiness through PPAP, tooling acceptance, Control Plans, capability studies (Cp/Cpk), and run-at-rate validation to prove suppliers can meet high-rate production demands.
• Validate supplier capacity to scale from low-rate initial production through high-rate steady-state, ensuring adequate tooling, equipment, shifts, and process capability.
• Develop and execute dual/tri-source strategies to mitigate risk and drive cost competition.
• Conduct make/buy/where trade studies in partnership with engineering and manufacturing to support vertical integration decisions.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, terms, and remedies with suppliers; manage long-term agreements (LTAs/MSAs) with indexed pricing and capacity commitments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting — Embed with programs and provide status, risk, and mitigation updates to leadership.
• Partner with Supply Chain Engineers on technical readiness and Commodity Managers on commercial strategy.
• Provide detailed status updates and drive corrective action using data & dashboards.

Skills

Cross‑functional collaboration

Communication

Analytical thinking

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree (supply chain/engineering/program mgmt)

Master's degree (supply chain/engineering/program mgmt)

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Cost modeling

EDI/TMS

BOM management

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Supply Chain Program Manager to convert program demand into executable sourcing strategies, embedding with engineering and manufacturing teams to enable on-time, on-budget material delivery.

You will develop bid packages, qualify suppliers, and drive readiness through PPAP and run-at-rate validation, while collaborating across supply chain, engineering, and program leadership to manage risks and cost.