The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop/implement sourcing: and cost management strategies; supporting capital purchases and production consumables
Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify: opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization
Use data analytics to identify and bring to fruition process-related opportunities
Utilize negotiations to maximize value and ensure project timeline adherence while minimizing risk
Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate: capital plans, based on project timeline; including ownership of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the categories managed
Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
What they're looking for
- Communicate regularly to leadership on topics including overall equipment: status, schedules, risks, and mitigation actions; while responding quickly to changes in the overall goals, schedule, and/or architecture
- Track and report projected and actual spend, assess budgetary risk, and: provide clear budgetary analysis to enable timely decision making
- 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
