Sourcing Manager, Software & Services

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. SOURCING MANAGER, SOFTWARE & SERVICES We are a progressive procurement organization pushing the boundaries of traditional procurement reputation and methodologies. We are looking for individuals who can think outside the box to achieve company objectives regarding value and partnerships with our suppliers. Our organization moves quickly, and you must too. SpaceX has the unique ability and desire to influence and shape suppliers to be better with us as we challenge our supply chain on cost, quality, and delivery. This individual will support indirect supplier management and SG&A spend reduction initiatives. The purchasing team has aggressive objectives for 2026 that positively impact our product and bottom line. We are looking for the right person who is equipped and ready for these challenges to join our team. RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategy/Sourcing: Create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department including but not limited to payment terms, cash targets, and cost savings Stakeholder Management: Develop and maintain key internal stakeholder relationships to create strategic sourcing models that optimize the value of products and services that support business unit requirements to maintain continuous cost reduction programs for controllable expenditures. Communicate, manage, and drive compliance to category strategies. Provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems Change Management: Successfully partner across functions and with senior internal stakeholders and external suppliers to drive results, influence others and facilitate change management across the company Analysis: Responsible for advanced quantitative analysis to identify financial impacts of decisions and performance for category managed. Perform business process analysis and develop models to improve cost Negotiate complex global contracts, focusing on pricing structures, SLAs, and favorable commercial terms Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories Contract Management: Responsible for authoring contract documents with the Legal Department. Management of contracts ensuring performance of the supplier to contract obligations. Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret the application of contracts to business needs Supplier Management: Manage preferred suppliers for assigned category. Create and implement related management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs of the supply base Tactical Purchasing - Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned categories Efficiency: Develop and lead efforts to reduce the number of transactions for assigned categories BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Advanced degree and 3+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience working in one or more of the following: Engineering Purchasing Contract negotiation Operations or supply chain management PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Experience with indirect procurement, with a significant focus on professional services, facilities services – waste, janitorial, security, office supplies, office construction Experience with software and cloud categories Experience authoring SOWs, validating milestone completion, tracking savings and auditing invoices Strong understanding of labor market trends, rate benchmarking, and total cost of ownership (TCO) models Technical skills in current technologies and applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI) Exceptional analytical and organizational skills R…