Manager, Logistics (Inbound & CapEx)

Location: Redmond, Washington, United States. The role requires extended hours and/or weekends when needed and travel up to 40% to other SpaceX sites or customer locations.

Salary: $125,000–$185,000 per year, plus potential long-term incentives, bonuses, and employee stock purchase opportunities.

Company

SpaceX develops technologies intended to enable human space exploration and settlement on Mars.

What you will do

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide strategies for inbound logistics, fulfillment networks, and domestic and international transportation.
• Build carrier performance frameworks, KPI scorecards, reporting tools, and executive dashboards.
• Lead sourcing initiatives, RFPs, contract negotiations, rate optimization, and third-party logistics partnerships.
• Expand transportation networks, lanes, modes, and service providers for freight, e-commerce, and industrial projects.
• Redesign transportation, distribution, packaging, routing, and material-handling processes to reduce cost and lead times.
• Manage logistics budgets, compliance requirements, escalations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions across cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business, engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience developing KPI frameworks and carrier performance programs.
• At least 5 years of experience leading sourcing strategy, carrier negotiations, and partnership management.
• At least 5 years of people management experience leading and developing logistics teams.
• Experience with international and domestic logistics networks, 3PL/4PL management, freight forwarding, compliance, MRP/ERP systems, logistics platforms, and data analytics.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. government authorizations under ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of experience managing complex global logistics or transportation operations.
• Experience scaling logistics capacity by 10x or more and supporting high-growth manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of ITAR, C-TPAT, HTS/Schedule B, Incoterms, customs, tax, and international trade compliance.
• Experience with freight, warehousing, e-commerce, and special project services.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k), disability insurance, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
• Approximately three weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays annually.
• Washington State paid sick time in compliance with applicable law.
• Potential stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and employee stock purchase opportunities.
• Employee shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday through Friday.