Launch Sourcing Strategist

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sourcing Specialist for the Cape Canaveral, FL area to drive strategic procurement across launch programs. The role emphasizes supplier evaluation, cost reduction, and supplier risk management to support aggressive growth targets.

The position requires a background in supply chain, purchasing, or engineering and strong negotiation, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration skills. On-site work at Cape Canaveral is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 1+ years of experience in engineering, supply chain, purchasing, contract negotiation, or production planning.
• 4+ years of experience in engineering, supply chain, purchasing, contract negotiation, or production planning.

Responsibilities

• Create commodity and capital sourcing strategies to reduce risk and enable continuous cost reduction.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships to evaluate sourcing models and optimize value of products and services.
• Develop and improve sourcing strategies to reduce risk and meet targets for Launch & Recovery.
• Ensure health of the supply base by evaluating and selecting suppliers on capability, quality, reliability, and price.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Detail-oriented

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget tracking

Cost modeling

Negotiation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sourcing Specialist for the Cape Canaveral, FL area to drive strategic procurement across launch programs. The role emphasizes supplier evaluation, cost reduction, and supplier risk management to support aggressive growth targets.

The position requires a background in supply chain, purchasing, or engineering and strong negotiation, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration skills. On-site work at Cape Canaveral is required.