Starshield Supply Chain Lead - Strategic Sourcing & Growth

Starlink; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Manager, Starshield Supply Chain in Hawthorne, CA to lead a team of sourcing professionals responsible for hardware procurement across Starshield programs. You will shape category strategies, negotiate contracts, and drive cost, quality, and delivery improvements with suppliers.

You will travel up to 50%, oversee supplier performance, and partner with engineering and manufacturing to ensure supply continuity for critical components and assemblies through NPI and production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain management.
• 3+ years in a management role with direct reports.
• Experience negotiating contracts and leading supplier performance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of sourcing specialists, managers, and/or global supply managers.
• Drive standardization and scalability of planning, workflow, tools and resources.
• Own vision and strategy for categories through NPI and production.
• Visit supplier facilities to assess capability and capacity for contracts.
• Define SLAs and KPIs with stakeholders and evaluate supplier performance.
• Present value propositions to SpaceX executives on cost and supply issues.
• Guide internal customers on design for manufacturability and trade analysis.
• Ensure partners support prototypes and production builds.

Skills

Purchasing or procurement

Material or production planning

Operations or supply chain management

Engineering

Master production scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Manager, Starshield Supply Chain in Hawthorne, CA to lead a team of sourcing professionals responsible for hardware procurement across Starshield programs. You will shape category strategies, negotiate contracts, and drive cost, quality, and delivery improvements with suppliers.

You will travel up to 50%, oversee supplier performance, and partner with engineering and manufacturing to ensure supply continuity for critical components and assemblies through NPI and production.