Supply Chain Planning Manager (Starship)
Hawthorne · USD 120,000-170,000 · 3+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Hawthorne
- Salary
- USD 120,000-170,000 · Base salary
About the role
- This is an exciting, high-profile, cross functional position that plays an integral role in enabling production flow and building a best-in-class supply chain to support scaling Starship and making human life multiplanetary.
- Starship supply chain planners make this possible by working in close coordination with engineering leadership, production, and procurement to execute effective, creative, and smart supply chain strategies.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end planning lifecycle for Starship sub-assemblies or finished goods, from accurate bill of material requirements, appropriate supply coverage, and timely configuration management to satisfy the engine production plan.
- Work very closely with engineering, production, and procurement counterparts to understand internal rate goals, design change landscape, and supplier production plans to set up a robust supply chain plan capable of scaling with multiple configurations and production rates.
- Utilize good risk management intuition to balance cost, reliability, and production rate based on knowledge of program goals and context in a highly dynamic environment – and make effective risk calls knowing when to prioritize one over the other.
- Manage the supply schedule for raw material and finished goods in order to optimize days on hand and inventory turns, minimize obsolescence, and enable the production line to output at full rate while being mindful about excess inventory.
- Communicate forecasts to internal and external stakeholders that accurately reflect minimum requirements while hedging against potential upside or change in business direction.
- Identify and mitigate potential risks in the multi-tier global supply chain by coordinating with the appropriate stakeholders to propose creative solutions and drive to closure.
- Balance a spectrum of both new product introduction (NPI) with rapid iteration and design changes as well as stable production with good risk intuition to balance challenges in both.
- Partner with engineering and production teams to effectively plan for and incorporate design or process changes seamlessly into the production line without impacting ability for production to maintain build rate.
- Support insourcing efforts where applicable to guarantee constant supply from internal and external sources to enable overall production targets.
- Assess and monitor supply base capacity and constraints at primary and sub-tiers suppliers to inform program scenario planning and mitigate potential challenges when ramping a product line.
Requirements
- Advanced degree and 3+ years of experience working in engineering, purchasing, material or production planning, operations or supply chain management, or master production scheduling; or bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience; or 9+ years of experience.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in a high-volume industry, such as automotive or consumer electronics
- Proven success working on cross-functional new product introduction projects, managing multiple products and schedules
- Technical knowledge in mechanical commodities (CNC machining, plastic injection molding, die-casting, stampings) or metallic raw materials
- Familiarity with ERP systems and purchasing/planning functions
- Intermediate skills in SQL, Tableau, PowerBI, and other data analytics
- Advanced skills in MS Excel & Project, able to create pivot tables or macros, and analyze data
- Experience navigating multitier Bill of Materials and work orders
- Exceptional written, verbal and presentation communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership
Benefits
- Long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an 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
- Must be able to travel - up to 5% work week travel may be required, including international travel
- This position is based in Hawthorne, CA and requires being onsite - remote work not considered
Skills
- SQL
- Tableau
- PowerBI
- MS Excel
- ERP
