Global Supply Manager; Starlink

Overview

Space

X was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today Space

X is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

Space

X is on a fast track to become the market leader in various product categories such as human spaceflight, rapid vehicle reusability, internet services through the Starlink constellation, and other exciting projects. The Space

X Supply Chain Department is a critical player in our operations. To capitalize on Space

X’s technological and market‑changing successes, our team will be part of managing an agile yet robust supply chain that will enable a competitive advantage for the company. The functions within the department include procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development and quality, logistics and inventory. Space

X Supply Chain will play a key role in enabling Space

X to meet these ambitious growth targets and greatly contribute to making us a multi‑planetary species.

• Develop and manage the supply base to support sourcing for Starlink.
• Provide weekly team status reporting, escalating to management when necessary.
• Train and mentor, working to ensure that the team is continuously improving.
• Work directly with key suppliers to develop and implement sourcing and cost‑management strategies that support existing platforms and new product development.
• Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost‑management strategies that support capital purchases and production consumables.
• Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization and use data analytics to identify and parse process‑related opportunities.
• Utilize negotiations to maximize value, cost savings, and priority in terms of delivery for Space
  
  X while lowering risk; manage costs to ensure alignment with program budgets.
• Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capitalization plans based on project timelines focusing on total cost of ownership of the categories managed.
• Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories.
• Communicate overall equipment status to the management team including schedules, risks and mitigation actions and respond quickly to changes to the overall goals, schedule, and architecture.
• Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk, enable continuous cost reduction, and align with company strategy on payment terms, cash targets, on‑time delivery and cost savings.
• Build genuine relationships both internally and externally and drive cross‑functional teams to achieve consensus.
• Present value propositions to Space
  
  X executives, including those related to contract awards, cost reviews, cost‑reduction strategies and critical supply issues.
• Procure passive, active, and electro‑mechanical components via material requirements planning (MRP).
• Keep up with industry and commodity market trends while developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with major component distributors and manufacturers.
• Source, support, and drive alternate material and supplier qualification through engineering and quality teams.
• Coordinate and drive alignment between Space
  
  X future designs and preferred supplier technology road maps.

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 10+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:
• Purchasing
• Material or production planning
• Operations or supply chain management
• Material cost control

• 6+ years procurement experience in electronics (PCB, EE, interconnect) sourcing.
• Strong understanding of Printed Circuit Board manufacturing supply chain, global commodity market and pricing trend.
• Technical knowledge in a commodity (e.g., copper market, resin systems, glass fabric manufacturing, processes, avionics, etc.).
• Collaborate with internal customers to manage PCB suppliers ensuring production readiness, assurance of supply and delivery,…