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Indirect Commodity Manager

Northwood Space · Torrance, CA · On-site

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About Northwood Space

Take space missions further faster. Backed by a16z.

About the role

Develop and execute global sourcing and category strategies for indirect spend, including services, indirect materials, capital equipment, facilities, construction, and real estate-related agreements. Lead strategic sourcing initiatives from market assessment and supplier selection through contract negotiation and implementation, ensuring optimal cost, quality, service, and risk outcomes.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field
  • 5–8+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or commodity management experience
  • Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements
  • Demonstrated success managing indirect procurement categories
  • Experience sourcing construction projects, CapEx, facilities services, or real estate agreements
  • Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial operations
More about this role

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work...

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