Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement

Relativity Space; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Manager of Indirect Supply Chain to lead a procurement team and shape multi-year category and supplier strategies across local commodities and cross-site categories.

You will own a large indirect portfolio, drive cost, quality and service performance, and partner with Finance, Launch and Testing, Facilities, HR and Legal to transform systems for automation and data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• 8+ years procurement or supply chain experience, indirect focus.
• 4+ years of people leadership and mentoring.
• Proven track record in category and supplier strategies with measurable savings.
• Strong negotiation skills securing favorable outcomes on complex agreements.
• Deep knowledge of procurement systems and processes (ERP, P2P/S2P, e-sourcing, CLM).
• Executive-level communication to influence across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of procurement professionals (category managers, sourcing specialists).
• Own a large indirect portfolio, accountable for total cost, savings and supplier performance.
• Define multi-year category and supplier strategies balancing near-term savings with long-term resilience.
• Lead high-value sourcing initiatives and negotiations for favorable outcomes.
• Develop senior-level supplier relationships and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with Finance, Launch, Testing, Facilities, HR, Legal across the business.
• Lead system transformations (ERP, P2P/S2P, e-sourcing, CLM) for automation and data-driven decisions.
• Drive supplier risk management and sustainability across indirect portfolio.
• Advise on contracting terms and risk as the organization’s SMEs.

Skills

Team leadership

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Executive communication

Stakeholder alignment

Contract management

Mentoring teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering

Tools

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)

P2P/S2P

e-sourcing

Contract lifecycle management (CLM)

Coupa, Ariba

Job description

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About The Team

The Supply Chain team turns design intent into executable reality, balancing lead time, cost, complexity, and manufacturability to ensure we can build and scale Terran R. On this team, you're not just placing orders; you're actively shaping the solution. With full ownership across raw materials, capital equipment, and services, the role requires both strategic thinking and day-to-day execution. As the company scales, supply chain becomes increasingly central, working closely with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and more to make decisions that work for today but also for tomorrow. This is a team for those who want to operate at the intersection of technical ambition and business execution, driving tangible progress to keep the Terran R program on track.

About The Role

As Senior Manager of Indirect Supply Chain, you will lead a team of procurement professionals and set the strategy for a large, complex indirect portfolio spanning targeted local commodities and cross-site categories. At the local level, your scope will include ground support infrastructure, construction, and metal structures and fabrication, among others. You will shape multi-year category and supplier strategies, drive transformation across systems and processes, and serve as the trusted indirect procurement partner to senior stakeholders across the business — delivering cost, quality, and service performance today while building capability for tomorrow.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement professionals (category managers, sourcing specialists), setting priorities, building capability, and creating a culture of accountability and collaboration
• Own a large, complex indirect portfolio, accountable for total cost, savings, supplier performance and service across categories
• Define and execute multi-year category and supplier strategies that balance near-term savings with long-term resilience and scalability
• Lead high-value and complex sourcing initiatives and negotiations, setting negotiation strategy and securing favorable commercial, technical, and delivery outcomes
• Develop senior-level supplier relationships and manage strategic supplier performance and continuous improvement
• Partner with and influence senior stakeholders across Finance, Launch and Testing, Facilities, HR, Legal, and business units, and represent indirect procurement in cross-functional and financial planning
• Lead the team to achieve KPI targets and drive continuous improvement across cost, quality and service
• Lead transformation of indirect procurement systems and processes (ERP, P2P/S2P, e-sourcing, contract lifecycle management) to increase automation and data-driven decision-making
• Drive supplier risk management, third-party risk and business continuity strategies for critical indirect suppliers and services
• Champion sustainability, supplier diversity, compliance, and responsible sourcing across the indirect portfolio
• Serve as the organization’s subject‑matter expert on contracting best practices, advising on commercial terms and risk

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, with a significant focus on indirect categories
• 4+ years of people leadership, including developing and mentoring high‑performing teams and, ideally, other leaders
• Proven track record setting and executing category and supplier strategies across a large, complex indirect portfolio, with measurable savings
• Strong negotiation expertise, with demonstrated success securing favorable commercial, technical, and delivery outcomes on complex agreements
• Deep knowledge of procurement systems and processes (ERP, P2P/S2P, e-sourcing, contract lifecycle management; e.g., SAP, Oracle, Coupa, Ariba)
• Executive‑level communication skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to build, scale, and mentor high‑performing teams in a fast‑paced environment
• Proven experience managing and developing complex contracts, with strong legal and commercial acumen
• Experience sourcing construction, capital projects, ground support equipment/infrastructure, or engineered and fabricated goods

Nice to Haves

• Master’s degree or MBA
• Professional certification such as CPSM, CPSD or CIPS
• Experience leading indirect procurement transformation, including sustainability and supplier diversity programs
• Experience in a complex manufacturing environment (aerospace, defense, automotive, or frontier technology)
• Familiarity with government contracting, ITAR/export controls.

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications and other job‑related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range

$190,000—$285,000 USD

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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