About the role
At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Procurement Coordinator, Indirect, reporting to the Director of Supply Chain, Indirect to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Tactical purchase order placement and open order management.
- Support Vast Supplier management including tasks such as onboarding, performance monitoring, compliance verification, and relationship management, requiring dedicated oversight.
- Assist with consistent communication, contract follow-ups, and resolution of supply chain issues.
- Ensures procurement activities adhere to policies, reducing organizational and supply chain risk (activities include Supplier due diligence and documentation tracking now demand sustained focus to maintain audit-readiness and regulatory compliance).
- Tackle high volume data entry and data migration.
- Manage and drive supplier issue ticket resolution, RMA processing and billing/AP discrepancies.
- Enable Procurement team to focus on high-value tasks such as negotiations and procurement strategies, while managing day-to-day operational procurement.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 1-3+ years of procurement experience.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and attention to detail.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed.
- Quick learner and ability to prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Effective presentation communication skills.
- Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Business or Engineering or Business-related field; or equivalent experience.
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to travel when needed
- Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Pay Range:
- Procurement Coordinator I, Indirect: $22/hr. - $32/hr.
- Procurement Coordinator II, Indirect: $27/hr. - $38/hr.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY