Senior Procurement Strategist - Space Operations

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Buyer to support day-to-day tactical purchasing for construction and facilities projects and to lead a small team of buyers. You will manage supplier relationships, price negotiations, and contract execution to ensure on-time delivery within budget for spaceflight programs.

The role requires strong negotiation, communication, and analytical skills, with experience in FAR/DFAR compliance and procurement of avionics or major subcontracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Management, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of 10 years of tactical experience in procurement / supply chain; Master's degree with a minimum of 7 years of tactical experience.
• Interprets and applies company policies, procedures, and U.S. government regulations (FAR, DFAR, SOX).
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven approach to program metrics.
• Ability to perform price reasonableness determinations and analyses using various pricing methods.
• Ability to develop negotiation plans and lead negotiations (pricing, terms, conditions, FAR / customer contract flowdowns, schedule).
• Understanding of AS9100 quality management system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Owns procurement process from requisition to final payment of invoices.
• Prepare and issue RFx (RFP/RFQ) and conduct price reasonableness determinations.
• Lead negotiations of all contract types and manage strategic agreements (LTAs, IDIQ).
• Ensure timely delivery of production materials within budget and technical performance requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders to improve efficiencies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Price analysis

Negotiation

Communication

Process development

Problem solving

Influencing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Management or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Costpoint

Coupa

JIRA/Atlassian

Tableau

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Buyer to support day-to-day tactical purchasing for construction and facilities projects and to lead a small team of buyers. You will manage supplier relationships, price negotiations, and contract execution to ensure on-time delivery within budget for spaceflight programs.

The role requires strong negotiation, communication, and analytical skills, with experience in FAR/DFAR compliance and procurement of avionics or major subcontracts.