Sourcing Manager, Software & Services
Hawthorne · Palo Alto - 1450 · USD 130,000-185,000 · 3+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 29, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Hawthorne · Palo Alto - 1450
- Salary
- USD 130,000-185,000 · Base salary
About the role
- SpaceX is looking for a Sourcing Manager, Software & Services to support indirect supplier management and SG&A spend reduction initiatives.
- This individual will create sourcing strategies for assigned categories to reduce risk and meet targets for the purchasing department.
- The role involves negotiating complex global contracts, managing supplier performance, and partnering cross-functionally to drive results.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Successfully partner across functions and with senior internal stakeholders and external suppliers to drive results, influence others and facilitate change management across the company.
- Responsible for advanced quantitative analysis to identify financial impacts of decisions and performance for category managed.
- Negotiate complex global contracts, focusing on pricing structures, SLAs, and favorable commercial terms.
- Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories.
- Responsible for authoring contract documents with the Legal Department and managing contracts ensuring performance of the supplier to contract obligations.
- Manage preferred suppliers for assigned category and create and implement related management programs to develop, continuously improve, and monitor KPIs.
- Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned categories.
- Develop and lead efforts to reduce the number of transactions for assigned categories.
Requirements
- Advanced degree and 3+ years of experience working in engineering, purchasing, contract negotiation, operations, or supply chain management; or bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience.
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to conform to ITAR requirements.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with indirect procurement, with a significant focus on professional services, facilities services, office supplies, and 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 models.
- Technical skills in current technologies and applications such as MS Office Suite, SQL, and PowerBI.
Benefits
- Long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
Workplace
- Position is based in Hawthorne, CA.
- Requires being onsite full-time; hybrid and remote work will not be considered.
- Up to 20% work week travel may be required.
Skills
- MS Office Suite
- SQL
- PowerBI
