Supply Chain Program Manager

BLUE ORIGIN

. Lead efforts to manage and direct suppliers and teammates to support the external development of various spaceflight systems.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeLos Angeles • Alabama, California, Colorado, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $104,027 - $145,637 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead efforts to manage and direct suppliers and teammates to support the external development of various spaceflight systems.
Interact with customers, the Programs, to address concerns and ensure development efforts and deliveries are on track.
Manage teams of Procurement Professionals to create Statements of Work, develop negotiation approaches for contracts, and manage ongoing contracts for complex hardware.
Responsible for the management and execution of the material program strategy and the material program plan to ensure program competitiveness and performance from the front end of the business through fulfillment.
Ensure the placement and receipt of all material requirements to meet those strategies and plans in support of program requirements including complete material management and ownership (schedule, cost and Material EAC).
Negotiate contracts and ensure supply chain competitiveness and performance throughout the lifecycle of the Program.
Overall ownership of the supplier management process and communication of customer flow-through requirements to ensure that supplier performance exceeds mission objectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, or Master's degree with 6 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related industry experience
Experience as a people manager; encouraging and in support of performance management activities, goal setting, career counseling, compensation planning, and employee training and /or talent development while managing employees and employee relations issues within varying levels of the Organization.
Knowledge and experience in procurement and planning, MRP/ERP planning and transactions, BOM structures, and material estimating and Basis of Estimate creation.
Track record of managing complex technology projects with aggressive schedules and scarce resources
Superior communication skills (written and verbal), leadership abilities, negotiation skills and the ability to team in a cross functional environment are required to perform in this position.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate complex ideas, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.
Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade-offs and evaluate new ideas with internal and external partners.
Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines with engineering, design, and project management counterparts to deliver online products/services
Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions
Experience with and knowledge of defense acquisition.

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
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Supply Chain ManagementProcurementMRPERPBOM structuresMaterial estimatingBasis of Estimate creationProject managementNegotiationMaterial management

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationPerformance managementGoal settingCareer counselingEmployee trainingTalent developmentAnalytical skillsQuantitative skillsCross-functional teamwork

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree