Relativity
Manager, Infrastructure & Construction Procurement
Relativity, Long Beach, California, us, 90899
Manager, Infrastructure & Construction Procurement
Long Beach, California
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. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation.
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. On this team, you’ll shape solutions, work across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and more, and make decisions that keep the program on track.
About the Role:
This position will lead the Infrastructure procurement category/team for Long Beach, California and manage individuals responsible for Infrastructure procurement and related categories as the team scales.
Implement indirect procurement strategies to drive cost savings, benchmarking, operational efficiencies, improved contract terms and conditions, supplier performance, and reduced supply chain risk around Infrastructure purchasing.
Develop relationships with internal stakeholders to anticipate requirements and implement procurement strategies aligned to business requirements with short‑range and long‑range strategic planning.
Manage the end‑to‑end process including PO creation, RFI/RFQ/RFP process, invoice resolution, and full supplier and stakeholder relationship management.
Identify and capture cost savings as part of RFPs, leading negotiations with suppliers.
Provide day‑to‑day management, direction, and accountability for all direct reports and act as a leader on the Indirect team.
Partner with leadership to hire, train, and develop a strong team across the Supply Chain organization, building the team as business requirements change to support centralization of all source‑to‑pay activities for the indirect.
About You:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain/Operations Management, Engineering, or similar.
10+ years of working in an indirect procurement role within a fast‑paced manufacturing/operations or technology environment and strong knowledge of fundamental Strategic Sourcing principles and contracts.
3+ years of working as a people manager.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic, start‑up environment, with strong contracting knowledge and negotiation experience.
Ability to develop and present recommendations confidently to senior and executive leadership.
Nice to haves but not required:
Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain/Operations Management, or similar.
Experience supporting high‑growth manufacturing/operations organizations as an indirect procurement leader.
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job‑related factors. The hiring range for this position is $147,000 – $163,000 USD.
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.
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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. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation.
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. On this team, you’ll shape solutions, work across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and more, and make decisions that keep the program on track.
About the Role:
This position will lead the Infrastructure procurement category/team for Long Beach, California and manage individuals responsible for Infrastructure procurement and related categories as the team scales.
Implement indirect procurement strategies to drive cost savings, benchmarking, operational efficiencies, improved contract terms and conditions, supplier performance, and reduced supply chain risk around Infrastructure purchasing.
Develop relationships with internal stakeholders to anticipate requirements and implement procurement strategies aligned to business requirements with short‑range and long‑range strategic planning.
Manage the end‑to‑end process including PO creation, RFI/RFQ/RFP process, invoice resolution, and full supplier and stakeholder relationship management.
Identify and capture cost savings as part of RFPs, leading negotiations with suppliers.
Provide day‑to‑day management, direction, and accountability for all direct reports and act as a leader on the Indirect team.
Partner with leadership to hire, train, and develop a strong team across the Supply Chain organization, building the team as business requirements change to support centralization of all source‑to‑pay activities for the indirect.
About You:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain/Operations Management, Engineering, or similar.
10+ years of working in an indirect procurement role within a fast‑paced manufacturing/operations or technology environment and strong knowledge of fundamental Strategic Sourcing principles and contracts.
3+ years of working as a people manager.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic, start‑up environment, with strong contracting knowledge and negotiation experience.
Ability to develop and present recommendations confidently to senior and executive leadership.
Nice to haves but not required:
Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain/Operations Management, or similar.
Experience supporting high‑growth manufacturing/operations organizations as an indirect procurement leader.
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job‑related factors. The hiring range for this position is $147,000 – $163,000 USD.
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.
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