Global Supply Manager, Capital Equipment & Construction (Starship)

SpaceX; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Starbase, TX is hiring a Global Supply Manager for Capital Equipment & Construction to drive procurement strategy for Starship programs. You will partner with engineering and facilities to optimize contracts, manage supplier performance, and deliver cost reductions while ensuring timely delivery.

This onsite role demands strong negotiation, program management, and KPI governance across global suppliers, with deep experience in construction or facilities management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in purchasing, planning, ops, or supply chain OR 10+ years in these areas.
• Experience with construction, facilities, or industrial plant management.
• Ability to develop sourcing strategies and manage contracts with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive contract management process for projects.
• Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk, improve payment terms, and cut costs.
• Build relationships to enable strategic sourcing and cost-reduction programs.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and coordinate with stakeholders on updates.
• Analyze financial impacts and measure supplier performance against SLAs and KPIs.
• Perform market research and benchmarking for assigned categories.
• Draft contract documents with legal and manage contract obligations.
• Drive year-over-year cost optimization and establish preferred suppliers.
• Lead efforts to reduce transaction volumes and improve process efficiency.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Supply chain strategy

Stakeholder management

Cost reduction

Project management

Analytics / KPIs

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

SLA / KPI establishment

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Scheduling / planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

SQL

PowerBI

Job description

Global Supply Manager, Capital Equipment & Construction (Starship)

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 ofenabling human life on Mars.

SpaceX is on a fast track to become the market leader in various product categories like internet services through the Starlink constellation, US based human spaceflight, rapid vehicle reusability, and others exciting projects. The SpaceX Supply Chain Department is a critical player in our operations. 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 these ambitious growth targets and greatly contribute in making us a multi-planetary species. This individual will support construction projects and capital purchases for the construction and facilities organizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement a comprehensive contract management process that ensures a successful project execution cycle
• Create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department including, but not limited to, payment terms, cash targets, and cost savings
• 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 for controllable expenditures
• Identify and execute cost reduction projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and project updates
• Perform advanced quantitative and business process analyses to identify financial impacts of decisions, cost improvement, and performance for assigned categories
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers and measure the appropriate criteria such as delivery of business results, cost reduction, quality, and timeliness of delivery
• Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
• Create contract documents in collaboration with the legal department
• Manage contracts to ensure the supplier's performancemeets contract obligations
• Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creative solutions
• Maximize value and cost savings benefits while lowering risk through strategic negotiations
• Identify and drive year over year cost optimization through reducing usage and eliminating waste within our operations
• Establish preferred suppliers for assigned categories
• Create and implement management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base
• Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned categories
• Develop and lead efforts to reduce number of transactions and for assigned categories

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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:
• Purchasing
• Material or production planning
• Operations or supply chain management
• Construction, facilities, or industrial plant management

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Strong technical background to speak the language of engineers and strong business background to deal with contracts and negotiations
• Familiarity or experience in purchasing or similar procurement related experience
• Experience in industrial engineering, construction management, and/or facilities management
• Strong budget tracking and cost analytical skills
• Extensive project management and organizational skills
• Experience managing large scale industrial and commercial construction projectsStrong contract negotiation and document management skills
• Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed
• Quick learner and ability to prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
• Strong technical knowledge and skills in current technologies and applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI, etc.)
• Ability to conduct all activities with the highest degree of integrity

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work extended hours and some nights and weekends when needed
• Ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours - up to 30% travel may be required, including international travel
• Valid driver’s license
• This position is based in Starbase, TX and requires being onsite
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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 Affltive Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [e-mail].