Senior Supply Chain Manager

Senior Supply Chain Manager

About Us:

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding allied military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy. BlackSky's data enables governments and businesses to see, understand and anticipate change as it happens, giving them the ultimate strategic advantage so they can act quickly. Our global team works with cutting-edge technology to make a difference around the world and prides itself on being people-first, customer-focused and fun.

The Senior Supply Chain Manager is a critical member of the team securing the hardware to produce and build BlackSky satellites. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring hardware deliveries that meet BlackSky’s business and technical targets, often navigating complex multi-party discussions to balance schedule, quality, and technical matters related to your suppliers. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with the ability to monitor and analyze supplier performance and proactively engage to create predictability in the supply chain. You will work with your team to continually improve supply chain operations and evolve internal practices to best support the needs of the business. If you are excited about best-in-class aerospace supply chain and want to be at the leading edge with the developing our satellites, we encourage you to apply. The position is in Tukwila, WA, and reports to the Director of Supply Chain.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting and optimizing the material supply chain to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations across procurement, inventory control and material planning.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including engineering, programs, and production to align supply chain activities with overall business objectives.
• Balance supplier cost, risk, and quality to support business and technical roadmap through regular supplier evaluation and selection.
• Monitor and analyze inventory levels to prevent stockouts or overstock situations.
• Understand, negotiate, and enforce contracts with legal support and maintain supply chain in accordance with U.S. government contract requirements.
• Support the supply chain organization in overseeing programs from cradle to grave.
• Monitor and recommend supply chain operational improvements; work with management and team to implement as required.
• Monitor and analyze supplier performance and ensure supplier delivery against contractual requirements.
• Responsible for driving hardware delivery that meets schedule, budget, technical, and quality requirements
• Overseeing the full lifecycle of component procurement from requirements definition through part delivery
• Lead cross functional stakeholder alignment related to supply chain inclusive of coordination across business leadership, program management, engineering, production, and quality.
• Evaluate and monitor supplier health and performance
• Proactively identify and mitigate risk in the supply chain
• Travel to suppliers as required to monitor progress, maintain relationships, and ensure successful delivery of hardware
• Source alternative or new suppliers as required working with program, engineering, production, and business stakeholders
• Understand, negotiate, and enforce contracts with management and legal support.
• Support budgeting and pricing efforts related to supply chain hardware.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of six years of supply chain management experience.
• A minimum two years supply chain management experience in the space industry.
• Demonstrated experience managing procurements of both commercial off the shelf and complex custom-designed technical components.
• Comfortable supporting the procurement process, including vendor selection, negotiation, and contract management.
• Previous experience analyzing supply chain data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement and generating reports to provide insights to support decision-making within the supply chain function.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business or Supply chain or equivalent experience.
• As a hybrid role, this position requires being on-site in Tukwila a few times a week.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of project management experience.
• Familiarity with U.S. government contract flow downs.
• Must be eligible to obtain a US security clearance, which requires US citizenship.

Life at BlackSky for full-time benefits eligible employees includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
• 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
• Employer matching donations
• Professional development
• Mac or PC? Your choice!
• Awesome swag

The anticipated salary range for candidates in Seattle, WA is $120,000 to $132,000 per year. The final compensation package offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on specific background and education. BlackSky is a multi-state employer and this pay scale may not reflect salary ranges in other states or locations outside of Seattle, WA.

BlackSky is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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