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Manager, Supply Chain (Starship)

SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site

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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.

About the role

The SpaceX supply chain organization is critical to Starship's mission. To capitalize on SpaceX’s technological and market-changing successes, our team will help manage an agile yet robust supply chain that enables the company's competitive advantage. The department includes procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development and quality, logistics, and inventory. SpaceX's supply chain will play a key role in enabling it to meet ambitious growth targets and help make us a multi-planetary species. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Contract negotiation
  • Material or production planning
  • Operations or supply chain management
  • Material cost control
More about this role

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

The SpaceX supply chain organization is critical to Starship's mission. To capitalize on SpaceX’s technological and market-changing successes, our team will help manage an agile yet robust supply chain that enables the company's competitive advantage. The department includes procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development and quality, logistics, and inventory. SpaceX's supply chain will play a key role in enabling it to meet ambitious growth targets and help make us a multi-planetary species.

The Manager of Supply Chain at SpaceX is responsible for defining and implementing policies and strategies for near- and mid-term sourcing results. The incumbent will make strategic decisions that impact the department and have broad influence across SpaceX organizations. Success in this role will require strong communication skills, sourcing intuition and best practices, and commodity management...

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Supply Chain - Launch and Infrastructure

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