Job brief: Senior Global Supply Manager II

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Rocket Lab's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Rocket Lab's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $124,500 to $186,750 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Pasadena, CA · Motiv
• Posted: 2026-09-04 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• 8+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supplier management, supply chain management, or vendor program management.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience (12+ years of total work experience).
• U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements.
• APICS, CPSM, or similar supply chain, procurement, or operations certification.
• Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S.
• as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Ability to travel to supplier sites and work in vendor production environments, labs, or manufacturing areas as needed to support supplier assessments, schedule recovery, and prog…
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time.

Main duties

• Develop and execute sourcing and supplier management strategies aligned with program goals for cost, quality, delivery, schedule reliability, and technical p…
• Manage the handoff from manufacturing engineering after RFQ, vendor evaluation, and vendor selection, ensuring POs, supplier expectations, technical data pac…
• Build and maintain supplier relationships from initial RFIs and RFQs through contract execution, PO management, production support, and delivery closure.
• Maintain purchase order schedules with vendors, actively track delivery commitments, and push vendors for recovery plans when deliveries, documentation, or c…
• Manage and update expected delivery dates, supplier commitments, and material readiness status to support accurate build planning, production schedules, and …

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for manager jobs in California: $167k a year (1,199 listings, 96 employers). This listing is 7% lower.
• Across Rocket Lab's 452 open listings, 24% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Rocket Lab hires

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