Global Supply Manager, Custom Silicon and Semiconductor (Starlink)

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive supplier analysis to formulate a strategic sourcing plan that identifies new/suitable suppliers, optimize cost structures, and proactively ensures continuity of supply based on macro market or industry trends
• Manage the supply base by implementing a precise supplier stratification model and executing on a documented supplier management playbook
• Evaluate and select suppliers based on capability, quality, reliability, and price competitiveness and ensure that suppliers meets all critical measures of performance by consistently executing operating and control plans
• Analyze supplier operations to assess technical capability, equipment, and capacity for rapid deployment of new product development and long term production to implement a successful E2E product life cycle management strategy and process
• Develop supplier scorecard to measure supplier performance against agreed upon key performance indicators and report findings to leadership
• Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders, understanding their needs and consulting with them to build quality procurement strategies aligned to business requirements
• Push engineering to make sound design decisions that are conducive to a high performing supply plan
• Coordinate with engineering and quality organizations to determine cause of rejected material and to drive appropriate changes to ensure elimination/reduction of those quality issues
• Administer moderate to large contracts and independently negotiate with supplier’s contract terminology, pricing, technical requirements, scope, and terms involving responsibility, liability, indemnification, intellectual property, and export compliance
• Execute purchasing transactions within scope area by issuing purchase orders for SpaceX programs and ensure delivery with materials requirement planning (MRP) to ensure accurate and complete information at all times
• Consult and advise buyers and planners on strategies and tactics to ensure their success and development by providing high-level oversight and support to ensure operational success in tactical procurement execution
• Procure passive, active, and electro-mechanical components via material requirements planning (MRP)
• Source, support, and drive alternate material and supplier qualification through engineering and quality teams
• Cook up initiatives that support aggressive improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, enhanced service levels, improved coordination, delivery, pricing, lead-times, payment, risk compliance, and other areas as identified

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience working in a supply chain, production, or engineering function; or advanced degree and 4+ years of experience working in a supply chain, production, or engineering function; or 10+ years of experience working in a supply chain, production, or engineering function in lieu of a degree
• 6+ years procurement experience in Custom Silicon and OSAT (Outsource and Semiconductor Assembly and Test) sourcing
• Strong understanding Silicon Foundry and OSAT manufacturing supply chain, global commodity market and pricing trend
• Experience in managing product development (EVT), new product introduction (NPI) and mass production (MP) processes
• Experience working with global foundry service vendors (advanced, RF/analog) or OSAT vendors
• Technical knowledge in a commodity (e.g. OSAT manufacturing, processes, etc.)
• Experienced in sourcing from a global supply base and managing sourcing phases from market research, supplier evaluation and selection, negotiations and supplier onboarding
• Proven success working on cross-functional new product introduction projects, completing cost models, benchmarking, and negotiations
• Familiarity with ERP systems and purchasing/planning functions
• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation communication skills
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment