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 Ground Support Equipment (GSE), facilities, consumables, capital and construction projects
Develop and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships to create: strategic sourcing models that optimize the value of products and services
Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing: department for payment terms, cash targets, on time delivery and cost savings
Negotiate and Manage contracts from RFP through completion to ensure: performance of the supplier meets contract obligations, and understand interrelationships between contracts and terms
Identify and execute cost reduction projects including planning and: coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and providing project updates
Oversee advanced quantitative analysis to identify financial impacts of decisions and supplier performance
What they're looking for
- Perform business process analysis, and develop models to improve cost
- Conduct research; perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis
- Place purchase orders, and resolve blocked invoices
- Coordinate with planning department to identify opportunities to move: materials from one-off orders to planned delivery schedules