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 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 SpaceX while lowering risk
Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate: capitalization plan based on project timeline focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) 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
What they're looking for
- Track and report projected and actual spend, assess budgetary risk, and: provide clear budgetary analysis to enable timely management team 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
- Source and onboard new suppliers to serve dynamic program with rapidly evolving business needs
