Principal Supply Chain Project Manager

About the role

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal Supply Chain Program Manager to lead end-to-end procurement and strategic sourcing for high-value ASIC materials and components. This role involves negotiating and managing long-term agreements, building and managing strategic supplier relationships, and driving supply chain risk mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement and strategic sourcing for high-value ASIC materials and components, including silicon wafers, specialized semiconductor inputs, advanced packaging, and specialized semiconductor inputs, driving total cost of ownership optimization across a large-scale commercial program.
• Negotiate and manage long-term agreements (LTAs) and Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contracts with global foundries, OSAT partners, and component vendors to secure supply continuity and cost-effective partnerships.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships through segmentation, technical and commercial performance reviews, scorecard reporting, and supplier roadmap alignment to program milestones.
• Leverage AI-driven analytics and ERP/MRP systems for supply chain visibility, demand forecasting, and exception management from wafer start through final test and delivery.
• Drive industrialization and capacity readiness with foundry and OSAT partners - including capacity reservation and allocation agreements, wafer start commitments, tooling and mask set planning, and production ramp readiness to meet volume and yield targets.
• Assess and track supplier Technical Readiness Level (TRL) and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL), driving maturation plans that align supplier capability to program phase gates and production commitments.
• Manage supplier internal schedules and milestones - integrating supplier build, test, and delivery commitments into the master program schedule and driving recovery actions on constraints that threaten program need dates.
• Serve as the primary cross-functional interface between customers, internal stakeholders (R&D, engineering, operations, quality), and global supply chain partners to support technology roadmaps and supplier qualification activities.
• Maintain supplier internal schedules and milestones - integrating supplier build, test, and delivery commitments into the master program schedule and driving recovery actions on constraints that threaten program need dates.
• Monitor semiconductor market trends — including wafer pricing, memory market volatility, and regional capacity constraints — delivering executive-level risk and opportunity analysis with actionable strategic recommendations.
• Produce monthly and quarterly reporting on supplier performance, production yield, program financials, and supply continuity KPIs for senior leadership and program stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Law, Business, or a related technical field, or higher.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in engineering, operations, supply chain management, procurement, or supplier development within the semiconductor or electronics manufacturing industry.
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience in strategic sourcing and contract development and negotiations for custom silicon, ASICs, or critical semiconductor components.
• Demonstrated experience with semiconductor supply chain processes, including foundry operations, OSAT, advanced packaging, and test.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 25% as required by program needs.
• Proficiency in ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and supplier management portal tools for demand forecasting and scenario planning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Business Administration (MBA).
• Experience managing large-scale procurement programs, including multi-year LTA structuring, should-cost modeling, and executive-level financial reporting.
• Familiarity with AI-driven supply chain visibility or predictive analytics tools applied to semiconductor procurement or capacity planning.
• Exposure to ASICs design processes, including understanding of NRE and associated software and tooling.
• Professional certification in supply chain management, such as APICS CSCP or CPSM.

Skills

• Strategic sourcing and contract development and negotiations.
• Supplier relationship management.
• Supply chain risk mitigation strategies.
• AI-driven supply chain visibility or predictive analytics tools.
• ASICs design processes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Pay

Base Pay Range For CA applicants is $157,059.00 - $219,882.60 CO applicants is $148,720.00 - $208,207.65 WA applicants is $157,059.00 - $219,882.60 Other Site Ranges May Differ

Schedule

Not specified