Launch Logistics Specialist

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

* Coordinate with requestors in resolving any hold factors inhibiting the placing of purchase orders and meeting company commitments * Coordinate with requestors to prioritize shipment of items and provide tracking as needed * Purchase of items including: supplies, warranties, repairs, hardware, perishables, and services * Meet delivery dates on Purchase Orders to ensure the closure of open purchase orders upon receipt * Verify all material received for conformity with accompanying paperwork. Check for damage and confirm correct part numbers, quantities and revisions * Receive all materials/packages and transact receipt in the ERP/WARP receiving system * Coordinate flight inventory transfers between sites * Acknowledge and take receipt of all incoming materials and packages, identify receipt in ERP/Warp then transport to receiving inspection, stockroom or identified buyer/requestor * Count material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies in stock and post totals to flight inventory records * Affix verification and traceability on required serialized parts before issuing * Monitor flight inventory of depleted items and purge defective or unusable items * Help other disciplines in the Logistics department when needed

**Preferred Skills and Experience:** * Associates degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field- years of experience in lieu of degree will be considered * Experience coordinating with multiple departments in support of purchase order placement * Experience working with suppliers and developing supplier relationships * Strong understanding of shelf-life storage and proper rotation of stock * Windows Operating Systems, Intermediate * Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Intermediate **Additional Requirements:** * Occasionally exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain * Overtime is expected when necessitated by launch schedule * Must be able to lift 25lbs * Must pass Vandenberg Air Force background check