Global Supply Manager, Propulsion

Company Overview:  

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

We are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join our growing team at our headquarters in Los Angeles. As Supply Chain Manager at Relativity, you will enable all teams at Relativity to source products and services in the most cost-effective, time-sensitive, and quality-assured way. You build the critical link between key company milestones and Relativity’s supply chain strategy. You establish yourself as a highly trusted market expert and a resource for internal teams to determine the most effective sourcing channel and subsequent supply chain processes. You build relationships with suppliers that elevate Relativity’s capabilities in the short and long term, and implement standardized supplier performance management.

The Mission/Outcomes and Objectives

• Help lead Relativity’s supply chain organization in tight synchronization with our Production and Engineering organizations
• Develop strategic and tactical vendor relationships
• Lead make/buy decisions for all critical flight hardware
• Serve as senior advisor to our team on what is reasonable to build and what is not
• Manager vendor performance, develop system of monitoring to ensure parts arrive when needed
• Own quality of incoming parts, hold vendors responsible for issues and work to resolve as quickly as reasonable
• Analyze spend and continuously find ways for Relativity to become more efficient with our spend
• Partner with finance to ensure our Supply Chain strategy is aligned with our company financial plans

Minimum Required Skills and Competencies

• BSc/BA in business, operations, engineering or relevant field; MSc/MA will be a plus.
• Experience in scaling processes and procurement tools to ensure standardized, low-overhead implementation of sourcing practices across departments.
• Expertise in demand analysis, supplier sourcing, negotiations, and supplier performance management.
• Excellent supplier relationship building and relationship management.

Preferred Skills and Competencies

• Always an enthusiastic team player with a strong drive to create a positive work environment.
• Comfortable with high-volume workload and self-driven prioritization.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills - including the ability to communicate with people in multiple locations in a high-touch personalized manner.
• Outstanding customer orientation to provide partnership to technical teams, and support throughout all sourcing challenges and needs. 

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a United States Person as defined by 22 C.F.R.  § 120.15 is required.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.