Senior Gas Turbine Sourcing Strategist

SpaceX; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Sourcing Specialist (Gas Turbine Power Sourcing) based at Cape Canaveral, FL. You will shape sourcing strategies for critical turbine-related categories and partner with engineering, operations, and procurement to meet aggressive mission timelines.

You will lead supplier negotiations, drive cost savings, manage vendor performance, and ensure compliance with ITAR and quality standards while supporting capital projects and production needs.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree or bachelor’s degree with 2+ years in supply chain or procurement.
• Experience with gas turbine procurement and related equipment preferred.
• Ability to read technical drawings and specifications.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and work on-site at Cape Canaveral.

Responsibilities

• Create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department.
• Develop and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships to create strategic sourcing models that optimize value for the business.
• Present confidently to decision makers on launch critical events.
• Communicate and drive compliance to category strategies.
• Identify and execute cost reduction projects with stakeholders.
• Perform advanced quantitative analyses to assess financial impact and cost improvements.
• Collaborate to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers and measure performance.
• Conduct market research and benchmarking for categories.
• Create contract documents with the legal team and manage contract performance.
• Identify and drive year-over-year cost optimization and supplier rationalization.

Skills

Advanced degree

Supply chain

Procurement

Gas turbines

Contract negotiation

Cost reduction

Analytics

Leadership

Communication

SQL

PowerBI

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

MS Office

SQL

PowerBI

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Sourcing Specialist (Gas Turbine Power Sourcing) based at Cape Canaveral, FL. You will shape sourcing strategies for critical turbine-related categories and partner with engineering, operations, and procurement to meet aggressive mission timelines.

You will lead supplier negotiations, drive cost savings, manage vendor performance, and ensure compliance with ITAR and quality standards while supporting capital projects and production needs.