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Supply Chain (must) Training Negotiation (must) Scheduling (must) Excel (nice) Sql (nice) Power Bi (nice)

What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".

Main responsibilities

• Partner with other supply chain verticals, engineering leadership, and production management to find improvements, set a fast-operating cadence, and retire s…
• Partner directly with engineering and supply chain leadership to align design requirements, technical improvements, and simpler supply chain processes that r…
• Set strategic and tactical goals and lead the initiatives that meet production and engineering expectations.
• Lead supply chain engineering teams against shared cost, quality, and delivery goals, and reset those goals as the program plan changes.
• Set the standards suppliers must meet for at-rate delivery and align those standards with supplier leadership.
• Own execution from the time the part leaves the supplier until it arrives at the job site or specified production area.
• Lead change management for supply chain so conforming parts are introduced on time and at rate.
• Identify insource, outsource, and supplier-capacity options that protect rate.
• Drive the team to meet its deliverables and expectations and make decisions quickly when the work stalls.
• Build reporting procedures and systems that show leadership and the team reliability progress, help needed, and opportunities for improvement.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “MANAGER, SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING” · “This manager will lead Supplier Development Engineering for Starship pads and launch sites and for Falcon/Dragon flight hardware, including the non-flight ha…” · “The role owns the engineering organization that removes reliability risk before it reaches the launch site or the vehicle, builds a supply chain that scales …”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Problem solving Core
  In the posting: “Resolve ambiguous issues without waiting for direction, using the resources the team already has.” · “Make collaboration, respect, transparency, straight problem solving, and integrity the way this team operates, and protect that standard when the pressure is…” · “Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting skills with a bias for speed without sacrificing quality”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “The manager will set a clear reliability vision, align it with cross-functional leadership, and turn that vision into goals the team can execute quickly.” · “Partner with other supply chain verticals, engineering leadership, and production management to find improvements, set a fast-operating cadence, and retire s…” · “Champion cross-functional technical cost-reduction projects with sourcing leadership.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “The manager will set a clear reliability vision, align it with cross-functional leadership, and turn that vision into goals the team can execute quickly.” · “This is a hands-on leadership role.” · “The position also carries program-level scope alongside Starship and Falcon leadership: shaping supply-base strategy, driving cost out of the chain, and stan…”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “The role owns the engineering organization that removes reliability risk before it reaches the launch site or the vehicle, builds a supply chain that scales …” · “Lead supply chain engineering teams against shared cost, quality, and delivery goals, and reset those goals as the program plan changes.” · “Review KPIs with the team and adjust initiatives to keep the work on plan.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Build reporting procedures and systems that show leadership and the team reliability progress, help needed, and opportunities for improvement.” · “Review KPIs with the team and adjust initiatives to keep the work on plan.” · “Advanced skills in MS Excel (ability to create pivot tables or macros, and analyze data)”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Success depends on early technical influence: locking requirements that suppliers can build to, stabilizing supplier processes for quality, throughput, and d…” · “Lead supply chain engineering teams against shared cost, quality, and delivery goals, and reset those goals as the program plan changes.” · “Set the standards suppliers must meet for at-rate delivery and align those standards with supplier leadership.”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “The role owns the engineering organization that removes reliability risk before it reaches the launch site or the vehicle, builds a supply chain that scales …” · “Success depends on early technical influence: locking requirements that suppliers can build to, stabilizing supplier processes for quality, throughput, and d…” · “employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, ge…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “Bring in people whose technical judgment and ownership will raise the standard for everyone around them.” · “Ability to work independently or collaboratively while managing multiple critical priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, loosely-structured enviro…”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “The manager will build and direct complex, multi-disciplinary teams, develop engineers from entry level through seasoned staff, and move ambiguous problems t…” · “Resolve ambiguous issues without waiting for direction, using the resources the team already has.”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Communication Supporting
  In the posting: “Highly-collaborative team player with impeccable attention to detail and strong verbal, written, and presentation skills”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.

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