or apply directly on Rocket Lab Corporation's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Rocket Lab Corporation's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Rocket Lab Corporation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Rocket Lab Corporation
- low 0 stale, 12 reposted of 455 open
- Hiring momentum
- 683 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Rocket Lab Corporation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Rocket Lab Corporation.
About this role
The Senior Global Supply Manager II at Rocket Lab will oversee supplier performance and ensure material readiness for robotics programs. This role involves managing supplier relationships, maintaining purchase order schedules, and collaborating with various teams to meet technical and quality requirements. The manager will also conduct vendor assessments and lead negotiations to secure favorable terms for procurement.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Rocket Lab Corporation as an employer.
What you need
- 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).
- Experience managing supplier delivery performance, purchase order schedules, supplier commitments, and schedule recovery actions.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams such as manufacturing engineering, quality, production planning, programs, finance, legal, and contracts.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with vendors, escalate risks, drive closure on open issues, and maintain accurate schedule and delivery information for internal planning.
- Experience reviewing or coordinating technical data packages, drawings, specifications, purchase orders, statements of work, or contractual flow-down requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace, robotics, defense, automotive, medical device, semiconductor equipment, or other high-reliability manufacturing industries.
- Experience conducting supplier site visits, vendor assessments, supplier audits, production readiness reviews, or corrective action follow-up.
- Experience developing supplier scorecards, vendor scoring models, performance metrics, and supplier business reviews.
- Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and manufacturing requirements; understanding of design for manufacturability.
- Experience with AS9100, export controls, contractual flow-downs, quality clauses, configuration control, and supplier documentation requirements.
What you get
- Company stock as part of total compensation package
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock
- Top-tier medical plans (HMO, PPO, and a zero cost HDHP option with a significant HSA company contribution)
- Dental and vision coverage
- Paid vacation and sick time
- 11 paid holidays
Worth weighing
- No specific information on the technology stack or tools used in the role.
- The position requires travel, which may impact work-life balance.
- The role involves managing supplier risks, which can be challenging in a fast-paced environment.
Summarised from Rocket Lab Corporation's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Rocket Lab Corporation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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