Senior Space Supply Chain Strategist

Blue Origin; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 124,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced Senior Supply Chain Manager to own material program strategy for assigned commodities and programs. You will qualify and develop supplier bases and collaborate with programs, engineering, procurement, and finance to keep hardware development on cost and on schedule.

The role focuses on electronics, machining, raw materials, and capital equipment, with travel up to 25 percent. Strong negotiation and ERP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in SCM, Engineering, or related field with eight years of experience.
• Experience developing supply chain strategies to establish, qualify, and develop high volume supply bases.
• Experience sourcing electronics, machining, raw materials, and capital equipment from external suppliers.
• Experience negotiating contracts and terms with suppliers for complex hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies to establish, qualify, and develop the supply base for assigned commodities.
• Manage suppliers of electronics, machining, raw materials, and capital equipment supporting spaceflight hardware development.
• Create Statements of Work, develop negotiation approaches, and negotiate terms and conditions for hardware contracts.
• Own material management outcomes including schedule, cost, and Material Estimate at Completion.
• Partner with design engineering and manufacturing engineering to define supplier technical and producibility requirements.
• Manage program financials including Earned Value Management System reporting, budgets, targets, and working capital.
• Monitor supplier performance using Line of Balance, material status, and supply chain metrics.
• Communicate customer flow through requirements to suppliers and verify compliance with FAR, DFARS, and ITAR.

Skills

Supply chain strategy

Vendor development

Contract negotiation

Financial management

ERP/MRP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in SCM/Engineering or related field

Master's degree in SCM/Engineering (preferred)

Tools

IFS

Costpoint

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an experienced Senior Supply Chain Manager to own material program strategy for assigned commodities and programs. You will qualify and develop supplier bases and collaborate with programs, engineering, procurement, and finance to keep hardware development on cost and on schedule.

The role focuses on electronics, machining, raw materials, and capital equipment, with travel up to 25 percent. Strong negotiation and ERP experience are essential.