Relativity Space
Senior Global Supply Manager, Gas & Fuels
Relativity Space, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Senior Global Supply Manager, Gas & Fuels
Join to apply for the Senior Global Supply Manager, Gas & Fuels role at Relativity Space. At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. You’ll collaborate across teams to shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time.
About The Team The Supply Chain team turns design intent into executable reality, balancing lead time, cost, complexity, and manufacturability to ensure we can build and scale Terran R. You will have full ownership across raw materials, capital equipment, and services, combining strategic thinking with day-to-day execution. As the company scales, supply chain becomes increasingly central, working closely with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and more to make decisions that work for today and tomorrow.
About The Role Responsible for leading the Gas and Fuels category strategy and execution across the company. You will develop vendor relationships, manage end-to-end sourcing, leverage forecasts to shape commodity strategies, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to align procurement with business requirements. You will act as a cross-functional leader to set priorities and drive program milestones, provide analysis and reporting on supply base health, costs, category spend, and risk, and implement policies and procedures while ensuring adherence to goals, budgets, schedules, and work plans. You will also train and mentor junior team members as we maintain exponential growth.
Responsibilities
Own overall supply chain strategy development and implementation for the Gas and Fuels category across the company
Develop vendor relationships to build and maintain a short and long-term category roadmap
Manage end-to-end sourcing process in partnership with key stakeholders
Leverage forecasts to develop commodity strategies, drive sourcing activities, and make recommendations to the business on forward planning
Develop relationships with internal stakeholders to anticipate requirements and implement procurement strategies aligned to business requirements
Act as a cross-functional leader to set priorities & execute program milestones
Conduct analysis and provide reporting on supply base health, vendor costs, category spend, and financial projections to anticipate & mitigate business risk
Implement policies and draft procedures while ensuring adherence to goals, budgets, schedules, and work plans
Train and mentor junior employees as we maintain exponential growth
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain/operations management, economics/finance, or similar
7+ years of demonstrated success in a strategic sourcing or related role
Expertise in contract structures, contract negotiation, understanding/communicating contract risk to the business
Knowledge of current market, industry trends/pricing and supply base associated with commodity/category
Experience working cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, including engineering, manufacturing, finance, accounting, legal, and executive management
Ability to provide targeted, strategic & professional communication to update stakeholders and ensure cross-functional alignment
Excellent negotiation skills
Nice To Have
Masters degree in engineering, business administration, supply chain/operations management, or similar
Strong knowledge of enterprise applications (ERP, MES, PLM) and data modeling tools (Excel, SQL, Tableau)
Compensation and Benefits Relativity Space is committed to transparency and fairness in compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is part of our total rewards package, including competitive salary and equity, PTO, sick leave, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more. For details, please visit our benefits page.
Hiring Range $116,000—$148,000 USD
Equal Opportunity We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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About The Team The Supply Chain team turns design intent into executable reality, balancing lead time, cost, complexity, and manufacturability to ensure we can build and scale Terran R. You will have full ownership across raw materials, capital equipment, and services, combining strategic thinking with day-to-day execution. As the company scales, supply chain becomes increasingly central, working closely with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and more to make decisions that work for today and tomorrow.
About The Role Responsible for leading the Gas and Fuels category strategy and execution across the company. You will develop vendor relationships, manage end-to-end sourcing, leverage forecasts to shape commodity strategies, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to align procurement with business requirements. You will act as a cross-functional leader to set priorities and drive program milestones, provide analysis and reporting on supply base health, costs, category spend, and risk, and implement policies and procedures while ensuring adherence to goals, budgets, schedules, and work plans. You will also train and mentor junior team members as we maintain exponential growth.
Responsibilities
Own overall supply chain strategy development and implementation for the Gas and Fuels category across the company
Develop vendor relationships to build and maintain a short and long-term category roadmap
Manage end-to-end sourcing process in partnership with key stakeholders
Leverage forecasts to develop commodity strategies, drive sourcing activities, and make recommendations to the business on forward planning
Develop relationships with internal stakeholders to anticipate requirements and implement procurement strategies aligned to business requirements
Act as a cross-functional leader to set priorities & execute program milestones
Conduct analysis and provide reporting on supply base health, vendor costs, category spend, and financial projections to anticipate & mitigate business risk
Implement policies and draft procedures while ensuring adherence to goals, budgets, schedules, and work plans
Train and mentor junior employees as we maintain exponential growth
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain/operations management, economics/finance, or similar
7+ years of demonstrated success in a strategic sourcing or related role
Expertise in contract structures, contract negotiation, understanding/communicating contract risk to the business
Knowledge of current market, industry trends/pricing and supply base associated with commodity/category
Experience working cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, including engineering, manufacturing, finance, accounting, legal, and executive management
Ability to provide targeted, strategic & professional communication to update stakeholders and ensure cross-functional alignment
Excellent negotiation skills
Nice To Have
Masters degree in engineering, business administration, supply chain/operations management, or similar
Strong knowledge of enterprise applications (ERP, MES, PLM) and data modeling tools (Excel, SQL, Tableau)
Compensation and Benefits Relativity Space is committed to transparency and fairness in compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is part of our total rewards package, including competitive salary and equity, PTO, sick leave, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more. For details, please visit our benefits page.
Hiring Range $116,000—$148,000 USD
Equal Opportunity We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
To see more about related roles, you can explore job listings on our site.
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