Supply Chain Commodity Manager III

BLUE ORIGIN

Commodity Manager developing supply base strategies to mitigate risks in aerospace supply chain. Join Blue Origin's mission to enable human spaceflight and drive supplier performance.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Alabama, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $112,059 - $156,882 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides strategic leadership in the evaluation, sourcing, and development of the supply base to support the development and production of space vehicles
Ensures supply base can deliver to commercial scope of component procurements and fulfill on time at the lowest lifecycle cost to support program requirements
Responsible for conducting capability and capacity assessments
Responsible for conducting RFx activities for strategic procurements
Responsible for Negotiating Long-Term Agreements
Develop and manage commodity metrics / reporting including but not limited to updates on the state of the industry, supplier rating, supplier segmentation (grow, maintain, exit) to support periodic supplier business reviews to internal stakeholders
Participates in the use and improvement of databases that guide sourcing activity and capture supplier status, history, criticality, operational performance, and known issues
Works with program stakeholders to identify long lead procurement requirements and gaps in supply base capabilities
Evaluates suitability and stability of current and potential suppliers with regard to financial health, staffing, quality, throughput, technical capability, and reputation
Leads suppliers through structural business changes required to fulfill Blue’s lifelong program demand
Identifies opportunities to leverage existing supplier relationships, segment/ rationalize/consolidate the supply base, maintain alternate supplier options, and support long term supplier relationships
Supports development, deployment and maturation of supplier recognition program
Identifies candidate suppliers for M&A activity and supports process with M&A team
Relentlessly gathers intelligence on the health of strategic suppliers’ business and informs Sr. Leadership of long-term risk and proposed countermeasures
Team with supply chain engineering, procurement and supplier quality engineering to conduct site surveys and business evaluations of existing and potential suppliers, serves as a point of escalation and resolution of corrective actions with suppliers

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years minimum experience managing commodities in aerospace R&D and manufacturing environments
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field
Extensive technical knowledge of assigned commodity’s manufacturing processes in at least one assigned commodity
Track record of performance in driving supplier improvements in cost, quality, schedule, or other performance criteria
Must be able to travel 25% - 50% of time and to remote sites
Experience in sourcing for both development and production
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, and independently
Strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
Exceptional organizational and analytical skills, and a proven ability to drive complex projects with minimal oversight

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
Bonuses based on individual contributions and company results

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Hard Skills & Tools

sourcingcommodity managementRFx activitiesnegotiationsupplier evaluationcapacity assessmentsupplier metricssupplier segmentationM&A supportmanufacturing processes

Soft Skills

strategic leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsanalytical skillscross-functional teamworkindependenceproject managementproblem-solvingrelationship managementintelligence gathering

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Business AdministrationBachelor's degree in Supply Chain ManagementBachelor's degree in EngineeringBachelor's degree in Manufacturing