Sr. Supply Chain Planner, Hardware (Starship)

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.

SR. SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNER, HARDWARE (STARSHIP)

The SpaceX supply chain department is a critical player in enabling Starship's mission. To capitalize on SpaceX’s technological and market changing successes, our team will be part of managing an agile yet robust supply chain that will enable a competitive advantage for the company. The functions within the department include procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development and quality, logistics and inventory. SpaceX supply chain will play a key role in enabling SpaceX to meet the ambitious growth targets and greatly contribute in making us a multi-planetary species.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, lead, improve, and execute against pre-established sourcing strategies with metrics tracking and results from end-to-end perspective for business and production success
• Ensure work centers are clear to build on time and that lineside health is meeting specifications like sensible min/max/reorder-points that are aligned to the MRP Demand plan
• Solve problems to recover from late breaking changes or shortages
• Ensure that the production reality (work center cycle time) is supported by a credible and well-thought out inventory demand-supply plan (vehicle exit rate).
• Maintain accuracy and audit bill of materials in MRP systems for production at rate
• Manage inventory targets, prevent stock outs, publish line of balance reports, aligning demand supply signals and allocations, maintaining product master data and developing expertise in in-house systems and reports
• Facilitate technical discussions, DFM Reviews, 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 take into bottlenecks leveraging past performance data, demand vs supply, and lead time stack-ups from piece part to launch vehicle integration
• Execute MRP planning messages for production parts
• Issue purchase orders for production ready (post-NPI handoff) requirements and ensure delivery
• Manage relevant purchase order master data to ensure timely delivery and provide production with dependable delivery signals
• Diagnose and resolve purchase order discrepancies and invoice issues
• Partner with internal stakeholders on implementing advanced supply chain strategies like long term purchases, design for manufacturing to reduce cost and improve quality
• Monitor and manage costs to ensure adherence to project-specific budgets and forecasts
• Support supplier facilities visits to identify and leverage equipment and expertise with an emphasis on meeting cost, quality, and delivery goals with strategic suppliers
• Place POs for MRP planning messages for production parts and via email signals, if required
• Mitigate sole/single source risk and ensure continuity of supply
• Ensure accurate master data such as part status, lead times, part owners, commodity codes, and sub assembly codes
• Proactively status and update SpaceX management and engineering teams on all critical supply issues
• Execute RFQ/RFP to a supplier bid-list with preferred suppliers
• Optimize logistics, manufacturing, quality, ordering/redistribution policies, and refurbishment/reusability planning and buying for the parts that you own
• Ensure compliance and help train others with all company policies and procedures and government regulations
• Build cross functional teams and champion continuous improvement initiatives to meet or exceed cost, quality, and delivery goals

BASIC 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

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed and accuracy
• 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 an