Sr. Supply Chain Planner (Launch Vehicle Electronic Systems)

About the role

SpaceX supply chain will play a key role in enabling SpaceX to meet ambitious growth targets and greatly contribute in making us a multi-planetary species. This is a high-profile, cross-functional position that plays an integral role in enabling production flow and supporting launch manifest and key developmental goals. Working in close coordination with engineering and manufacturing departments, supply chain planners execute effective, creative, and smart supply chain strategies to achieve production goals. With integration taking place in-house, supply chain planners are able to see their assemblies come to life every day.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, improve, and execute against pre-established sourcing strategies with metrics tracking and results from an end-to-end perspective for business and production success
• Maintain accurate configuration of assemblies (BOMs). Ensure accurate lead times and inventory levels (including spares) to mitigate risk of production piece part shortages
• Facilitate technical discussions, make vs buy decisions, launch new product introductions, and conduct should-cost modeling to ensure optimal purchase order issuance and execution
• Execute risk management analysis which takes into consideration past performance data, demand vs supply, and lead time stack-ups from piece part to launch vehicle integration
• Optimize logistics, manufacturing, quality, ordering/redistribution policies, and refurbishment/reusability planning and buying for the parts that you own
• Support supplier facilities visits to identify and leverage equipment and expertise with an emphasis on meeting cost, quality, and delivery goals with strategic suppliers
• Lead commercial and quality initiatives, and spearhead initiatives to improve performance with teams that execute the strategic sourcing vision of the supply chain team
• Be the “go to” resource for engineering, supply chain, production, and build reliability stakeholders to determine the best value sourcing, NPI sourcing plans, turn-key or buy complete strategies, logistics and lead time optimizations, etc.
• Build cross-functional teams and champion continuous improvement initiatives to meet or exceed cost, quality, and delivery goals
• Proactively status and update SpaceX management and engineering teams on all critical supply issues
• Conduct design for manufacturability reviews with support from supplier quality and engineering teams and strategic suppliers
• Champion value-added engineering projects to improve part quality and reduce cost
• Execute to a supplier bid-list with preferred suppliers. Mitigate sole/single source risk and ensure continuity of supply
• Develop and maintain strong relationships (internal to SpaceX and external suppliers)
• Assess and leverage supplier technical capability, equipment, capacity, and risk in procurement
• Place POs for MRP planning messages for production parts and via email signals, if required
• Diagnose and resolve purchase order discrepancies and invoice issues

Qualifications

• Advanced degree; or bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:
  • Engineering
  • Purchasing
  • Contract negotiation
  • Material or production planning
  • Operations or supply chain management
  • Material cost control
  • Master production scheduling

Skills

• Electronics industry experience
• Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed and accuracy
• Strong track record of leadership and team building skills
• Self-motivated, quick learner, and ability to prioritize efforts to meet customer and company goals
• Strong technical ability to read drawings and blueprints, understanding of manufacturing processes
• Ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external supplier relationships in a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
• Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated and tracked results compared to goals
• Excellent customer service skills, produce exceptional work at all times, highly self-motivated
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Technical knowledge and skills in coding and computer applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI, etc.)
• Detail-oriented, and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
• Holds self to highest ethical standards, and conducts all activities with the highest of integrity

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to travel - up to 35% work week travel may be required, including international travel
• Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones
• This position is based in Hawthorne, CA and requires being onsite - remote work not considered
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Pay

Level 2: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00. Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Benefits

• Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation and eligibility for 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law