Senior Global Supply Manager - Critical MineralsActive$160K
The opportunity
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine.
What you'll do
Own the commodity strategy for Germanium, with explicit focus on supply chain: resilience, geopolitical risk mitigation (concentration in mining and refinement).
Identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain, ensuring resilience and reliability.
Maintain expert-level market intelligence and deliver regular updates on: pricing, disruptions, and geopolitical signals.
Conduct market research and stay ahead of industry trends to inform strategic decisions.
Host cross-functional tag-ups, lead strategy reviews, and conduct executive: briefings on market conditions and mitigation plans.
Develop and execute sourcing strategies that align with program goals for cost, quality, and delivery.
What they're looking for
- Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes across miners, refiners, processors, and component suppliers.
- Lead supplier negotiations on a first principles basis to secure: best-in-class terms; perform should-cost and TCO analysis and maintain cost models to deliver on competitiveness targets.
- Negotiate key agreements (offtake, pricing, capacity reservations, payment: terms) suited to volatile, concentrated markets.
- Evaluate and recommend strategic interventions (stockpiling, prepayments,: JVs, equity investments, vertical integration), partnering with Corporate Development and Finance.
