Sourcing Specialist, Industrial Supplies and Construction

Sourcing Specialist, Industrial Supplies And Construction

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.

Responsibilities :

• Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support machinery & equipment, 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
• 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

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SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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