Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Terafab Construction (Starlink)
Bastrop, TX · 3+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 15, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Bastrop, TX
About the role
- Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Terafab Construction (Starlink) will support construction projects and capital purchases for the construction and facilities organizations at SpaceX.
- Manage a team of 5-10 buyers who are responsible for the purchase of all goods and services necessary for the construction of Terafab, including utilities and other infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of 5-10 buyers who are responsible for the purchase of all goods and services necessary for the construction of Terafab, including utilities and other infrastructure projects
- Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement a comprehensive contract management process that ensures a successful project execution cycle
- 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
- 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
- Identify and execute cost reduction projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and project updates
- Perform advanced quantitative and business process analyses to identify financial impacts of decisions, cost improvement, and performance for assigned categories
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define SLAs and KPIs for suppliers and measure the appropriate criteria such as delivery of business results, cost reduction, quality, and timeliness of delivery
- Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
- Create contract documents in collaboration with the legal department
- Manage contracts to ensure the supplier's performance meets contract obligations
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of experience working in engineering, purchasing, contract negotiation, material or production planning, operations or supply chain management, master production scheduling, or construction, facilities, or industrial plant management
- Ability to work extended hours, nights, and weekends as needed
- Ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours - up to 30% travel may be required, including international travel
- Ability to travel to the primary site, roughly 2 hours from the Bastrop campus
- Valid driver’s license
- This position is based in Bastrop, TX and requires being onsite
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State under ITAR requirements
Preferred qualifications
- Strong technical background to speak the language of engineers and strong business background to deal with contracts and negotiations
- Construction project management experience and/or construction cost estimate experience
- Familiarity or experience in purchasing or similar procurement related experience
- Experience in industrial engineering, construction management, and/or facilities management
- Strong budget tracking and cost analytical skills
- Extensive project management and organizational skills
- Experience managing large scale industrial and commercial construction projects
- Strong contract negotiation and document management skills
Workplace
- Position is based in Bastrop, TX and requires being onsite
- Up to 30% travel may be required, including international travel
- Ability to travel to the primary site, roughly 2 hours from the Bastrop campus
Skills
- MS Office Suite
- SQL
- PowerBI
