Manager, Indirect Procurement

Manager, Indirect Procurement

Long Beach, California

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven't been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you're in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you'll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we're writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it's early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Supply Chain team turns design intent into executable reality, balancing lead time, cost, complexity, and manufacturability to ensure we can build and scale Terran R. On this team, you're not just placing orders; you're actively shaping the solution. With full ownership across raw materials, capital equipment, and services, the role requires both strategic thinking and day-to-day execution. As the company scales, supply chain becomes increasingly central, working closely with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and more to make decisions that work for today but also for tomorrow. This is a team for those who want to operate at the intersection of technical ambition and business execution, driving tangible progress to keep the Terran R program on track.

About the Role:

As Manager of Central Procurement for Indirect, you will lead the centralized procurement function covering IT, Facilities, Travel, Consulting, and other enterprise spend categories. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for driving measurable cost savings, operational efficiencies and strengthening contract and risk management practices. You will oversee the full breath of the category while developing high-impact strategies aligned to company growth.

• Develop and execute procurement strategies that drive cost efficiency, operational effectiveness, supplier performance, and risk mitigation
• Lead competitive sourcing events (RFI/RFQ/RFP) and complex supplier negotiations
• Manage end-to-end process including, but not limited to PO Creation, RFI/RFQ/RFP process, Invoice Resolution, full supplier and stakeholder relationship management
• Partner with internal stakeholders to define requirements and lead procurement strategy with top-level business priorities and long-term planning
• Identify and deliver cost savings through benchmarking, structured bidding, and negotiation
• Provide clear leadership, accountability, and development for direct reports

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain/Operations Management, Engineering, or similar
• 10+ years of indirect procurement experience in fast-paced manufacturing, operations, or technology environments and 3+ years of people management experience
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing principles, contracting, and negotiation
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, scaling organization
• Experience presenting recommendations to senior and executive leadership

Nice to haves but not required:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related discipline
• Experience supporting high-growth manufacturing organizations

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$126,000 - $190,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.