Supply Chain Commodity Manager III

Blue Origin; Florida; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Blue Origin is seeking a Commodity Manager to lead sourcing and management of critical aerospace commodities across spaceflight programs. You will collaborate with Program, Finance, and Engineering teams to optimize supplier performance, negotiate long-term contracts, and mitigate supply risks.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in aerospace procurement, strong cross-functional skills, and the ability to travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• 8+ years minimum experience managing commodities in aerospace R&D and manufacturing environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• Experience sourcing and managing suppliers for complex, technically demanding commodities, including knowledge of manufacturing processes, supplier capabilities, and market dynamics.
• Travel 25% - 50% of time and to remote sites.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, and independently.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Experience in sourcing for development and production.

Responsabilités

• Provides strategic leadership in evaluation, sourcing, and development of the supply base to support space-vehicle production.
• Ensures supply base can deliver to commercial scope on time at the lowest lifecycle cost.
• Conducts capability and capacity assessments.
• Conducts RFx activities for strategic procurements.
• Negotiates long-term agreements.
• Develops and manages commodity metrics and supplier status reviews.
• Collaborates with program stakeholders to identify long lead procurement requirements.
• Evaluates supplier suitability, stability, and capability.
• Leads suppliers through structural changes to fulfill programs.
• Identifies opportunities to leverage supplier relationships and consolidate supply base.

Connaissances

Strategic sourcing

RFx management

Supplier relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract negotiation

Supply chain analytics

Aerospace procurement

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field

Description du poste

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a passionate and accomplished team, you will be the leading commercial market expert for a critical commodity, or commodities, defining supply base strategies, managing global supplier performance, and developing relationships with critical aerospace suppliers for various spaceflight programs. You will use your in-depth knowledge or markets, suppliers and company requirements to develop commodity strategies that mitigate short and long-term business risks guaranteeing continuity of supply for all of Blue's programs. You will be responsible for execution of these strategies, which can include but is not limited to conducting RFx activities, negotiating price agreements and establishing long-term strategic procurement contracts; identification and vetting of potential new sources of supply; developing and executing your grow/exit/maintain supplier strategies. Success in this role will require close collaboration across functions, including Program, Finance, Engineering, and other teams, with an integrative approach to analyze tradeoffs and manage priorities.

Commodity Managers study trends to identify and solve potential supply chain problems, and they continually seek new opportunities for innovation. They drive effective category strategies enabling the acquisition of quality, cost-effective components for Blue’s programs, for the benefit of Earth! This position will directly impact the history of space exploration by driving effective category strategies enabling the acquisition of cost-effective components for Blue’s programs.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership in the evaluation, sourcing, and development of the supply base to support the development and production of space vehicles
• Ensures supply base can deliver to commercial scope of component procurements and fulfill on time at the lowest lifecycle cost to support program requirements
• Responsible for conducting capability and capacity assessments
• Responsible for conducting RFx activities for strategic procurements
• Responsible for Negotiating Long-Term Agreements
• Develop and manage commodity metrics / reporting including but not limited to updates on the state of the industry, supplier rating, supplier segmentation (grow, maintain, exit) to support periodic supplier business reviews to internal stakeholders
• Participates in the use and improvement of databases that guide sourcing activity and capture supplier status, history, criticality, operational performance, and known issues
• Works with program stakeholders to identify long lead procurement requirements and gaps in supply base capabilities
• Evaluates suitability and stability of current and potential suppliers with regard to financial health, staffing, quality, throughput, technical capability, and reputation.
• Leads suppliers through structural business changes required to fulfill Blue’s lifelong program demand
• Identifies opportunities to leverage existing supplier relationships, segment/ rationalize/consolidate the supply base, maintain alternate supplier options, and support long term supplier relationships
• Supports development, deployment and maturation of supplier recognition program
• Identifies candidate suppliers for M&A activity and supports process with M&A team
• Relentlessly gathers intelligence on the health of strategic suppliers’ business and informs Sr. Leadership of long-term risk and proposed countermeasures
• Team with supply chain engineering, procurement and supplier quality engineering to conduct site surveys and business evaluations of existing and potential suppliers, serves as a point of escalation and resolution of corrective actions with suppliers

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Qualifications

• 8+ years minimum experience managing commodities in aerospace R&D and manufacturing environments, along with supply chain management experience in aerospace or other regulatory controlled environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field
• Extensive technical knowledge of assigned commodity's manufacturing processes in at least one assigned commodity.
• Experience sourcing and managing suppliers for complex, technically demanding commodities, including knowledge of manufacturing processes, technical requirements, supplier capabilities, and industry market dynamics.
• Track record of performance in driving supplier improvements in cost, quality, schedule, or other performance criteria.
• Must be able to travel 25% - 50% of time and to remote sites
• Experience in sourcing for both development and production
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, and independently
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills, and a proven ability to drive complex projects with minimal oversigh

Desired

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related field
• Engineering background or strong technical experience in Valves and Mechanical Systems
• CPM, CSCP certification or equivalent
• ASQ quality engineer certification
• ASQ quality engineer certification