Senior Global Supply Manager, Indirect Procurement

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Long Beach, CA
116K-148K Annually
Senior level
3D Printing • Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software
We are building the future of aerospace.
The Role
Oversee the supply chain strategy for designated commodities, managing vendor relationships, conducting RFIs/RFQs/RFPs, and collaborating with stakeholders to align procurement strategies with business needs. Provide analysis on vendor costs and supply base health while training junior employees in a high-growth environment.
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At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

About the Team:  

We are a forward-thinking team developing and revolutionizing indirect procurement processes, tools and policies to quickly expand our test and launch site.  We are looking for individuals that are entrepreneurial in spirit that can collaborate across all our internal stakeholders and across our test and launch procurement team to achieve the company objectives, and we do so with a sense of urgency. This individual would select contractors, materials, services required for building and expanding our Stennis and Cape locations through a competitive tender/bid process involving document preparation (scope, drawings, etc.) for projects while leading external negotiations, and collaborating closely with internal stakeholders.

About the Role:

For your respective commodity, you will: 

  • Own overall supply chain strategy development and implementation for designated scope Strategically develop and manage a broad and diverse vendor base to build and maintain long-term relationships that maximize value for both parties
  • Manage end-to-end RFI/RFQ/RFP process in partnership with key stakeholders
  • Leverage forecasts and annual operating plans to develop commodity strategies, drive sourcing activities and make recommendations to the business on forward planning
  • Develop relationships with internal stakeholders to anticipate requirements and implement procurement strategies aligned to business requirements
  • Act as a cross-functional leader to set priorities & execute program milestones
  • Conduct analysis and provide reporting on supply base health, vendor costs (should cost modeling/bench-marking), category spend, and financial projections to anticipate & mitigate business risk
  • Implement policies & draft procedures while ensuring adherence to goal requirements, budgets, schedules, and work plans
  • Train and mentor junior employees as we maintain exponential growth

About You:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain/operations management, economics/finance, or similar
  • 7+ years of demonstrated success in indirect procurement strategic sourcing, or related role in commodities such as Capital Equipment, Professional Services, Infrastructure, Facilities, GSE, etc..
  • Expertise in contract structures, contract negotiation, understanding/communicating contract risk to the business
  • Knowledge of current market, industry trends/pricing and supply base associated with commodity/category
  • Experience working cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, including but not limited to: engineering design, manufacturing, finance, accounting, , legal, executive management
  • Ability to provide targeted, strategic & professional communication to update stakeholders and ensure seamless cross-functional alignment​ 
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate effectively

Nice to Haves, but Not Required:  

  • Masters degree in engineering, business administration, supply chain/operations management, or similar
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise applications (i.e., ERP, MES, PLM) and sophisticated data modeling techniques & applications (e.g., MS Excel, SQL, Tableau)

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$116,000$148,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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The Company
HQ: Long Beach, CA
1,200 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable launch vehicle, will reliably deliver payloads to orbit on-time and on-budget for customers – meeting the needs of growing demand for space infrastructure. Leveraging the benefits of additive manufacturing to design, test, and iterate at a pace unmatched in the industry, we are changing the way rockets are built and flown.

Our long-term goal is to create humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to fundamentally expand the possibilities of the human experience. The first step toward this vision starts here on Earth, by building the next great commercial launch company.

Why Work With Us

For 60 years, aerospace manufacturing has relied on fixed tooling and complex supply chains to slowly build rockets comprised of hundreds of thousands of parts. Leveraging advances in additive manufacturing, Relativity Space is strategically focused on reducing vehicle complexity, cost, and time to market.

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