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Salary: USD 91,200 - 136,800 / annual
Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. The Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting growing demand for launch capacity. The Interplanetary Sciences Program was established to expand access to scientific exploration across the solar system, making planetary research faster, more affordable, and more capable by rethinking how science missions are designed, built, and operated.
You will own the day-to-day execution of procurement activities supporting the program, working closely with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, Quality, and external suppliers. This is a highly cross-functional role for someone exceptionally organized, comfortable managing many parallel workstreams, and motivated by helping engineering teams move quickly.
Key responsibilities include:
- Vendor onboarding and supplier setup, ensuring required documentation and approvals are completed accurately and on time
- Coordinating RFQs, supplier quotes, purchase requests, and supporting procurement documentation
- Creating, routing, and tracking purchase orders, contracts, and related procurement agreements
- Driving contract execution, amendments, renewals, and closeout activities
- Coordinating cross-functional approvals across Engineering, Legal, Finance, Quality, and Procurement
- Maintaining supplier records, documentation, compliance requirements, and purchasing information
- Tracking open procurement actions and proactively following up with internal stakeholders and suppliers to prevent schedule delays
- Partnering with Finance and suppliers to resolve invoice, payment, and purchase order discrepancies
- Maintaining accurate procurement records, reporting, and status tracking
- Supporting procurement activities across multiple spacecraft, payload, and hardware development efforts
- Identifying opportunities to improve procurement processes, documentation, and operational efficiency as the program scales
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of experience with procurement, purchasing, contracts, supply chain, vendor management, or a related operational function
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple suppliers, purchase orders, contracts, and priorities simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of effective cross-functional coordination
- High level of ownership and follow-through; comfortable driving actions to completion across multiple stakeholders
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment where requirements and priorities may evolve quickly
- Comfortable working closely with technical teams and supporting complex hardware development programs
