Senior Construction Sourcing Strategist

Starlink; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. Sourcing Specialist, Construction to lead contract management and strategic sourcing for major infrastructure projects supporting manufacturing of satellites, Starship components, and rocket engine production.

You will develop category strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and drive cost reductions while maintaining compliance. The role requires collaboration with legal, finance, and engineering teams, and travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree or bachelor’s degree with 2+ years in engineering, supply chain, purchasing, or contract negotiation.
• Experience in material or production planning, operations management, or master production scheduling.
• Experience in construction project management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive contract management process for projects.
• Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk and meet purchasing targets.
• Build stakeholder relationships to enable strategic sourcing models.
• Manage supplier performance against SLAs and KPIs.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and drive year-over-year optimization.
• Lead negotiations to maximize value while lowering risk.

Skills

Construction PM

Budget tracking

Contract negotiation

Project management

Cost analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

MS Office

SQL

PowerBI

Education

Advanced degree

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / related field

Tools

MS Office

SQL

PowerBI

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. Sourcing Specialist, Construction to lead contract management and strategic sourcing for major infrastructure projects supporting manufacturing of satellites, Starship components, and rocket engine production.

You will develop category strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and drive cost reductions while maintaining compliance. The role requires collaboration with legal, finance, and engineering teams, and travel up to 20%.