Senior Space Procurement Operations Lead

Relativity; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

PTO

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Procurement Operations Specialist to own daily procurement activities for the Interplanetary Sciences Program. You will collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, Quality, and suppliers to move hardware procurement from vendor setup to PO execution and closeout.

The role requires exceptional organization, multi-stream management, and the ability to accelerate engineering work with efficient procurement processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, contracts, supply chain, or vendor management.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers, purchase orders, contracts, and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of ownership and drive to completion.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments with changing priorities.
• Collaborates effectively with technical teams on hardware programs.

Responsibilities

• Own vendor onboarding and supplier setup with required documentation.
• Coordinate RFQs, supplier quotes, purchase requests, and documentation.
• Create, route, and track POs, contracts, and related agreements.
• Drive contract execution, amendments, renewals, and closeout.
• Coordinate cross-functional approvals across Engineering, Legal, Finance, Quality, Procurement.
• Maintain supplier records and compliance requirements.
• Track procurement actions and follow up to prevent delays.
• Resolve invoice and PO discrepancies with Finance and suppliers.
• Maintain procurement records, reporting, and status tracking.
• Support procurement across multiple spacecraft and hardware development efforts.
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes and efficiency.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Cross-functional coordination

Ownership and follow-through

Effective written and verbal comunic.

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Procurement Operations Specialist to own daily procurement activities for the Interplanetary Sciences Program. You will collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, Quality, and suppliers to move hardware procurement from vendor setup to PO execution and closeout.

The role requires exceptional organization, multi-stream management, and the ability to accelerate engineering work with efficient procurement processes.