Blue Origin Defense & Aerospace

Sr Financial Analyst - Global Supply Chain

Seattle, WA In person Full-time

Location: Greater Seattle Area

Application close date

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

We are looking for an analytical and practical Senior Financial Analyst to join the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Finance team. You will be the finance business partner to our Material Management, Supply Chain Automation, and Commodity Standardization teams. These teams are scaling our warehouse network and simplifying the parts we buy as Blue Origin moves to high-rate production.

You will sit on the leadership team of the business you support. You will own their financial plan, help leaders understand how their decisions show up in the numbers, and build the metrics that show whether we are getting more efficient as volume grows. This role suits someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, likes working directly with operations and engineering teams, and wants to build something rather than maintain it.

Passion for our mission and vision is required.

Responsibilities

  • Own annual and multi-year financial planning (headcount, OPEX, and capital) for warehousing, material management, and supply chain automation teams.
  • Build operating and financial metrics such as cost per part received, stored, and shipped, and track how they change as volume grows.
  • Build and track business cases for warehouse and automation investments, including network expansion and robotics.
  • Partner with the commodity standardization team to measure realized savings and to run the quarterly process that moves inventory and spend budget from business units into Operations.
  • Analyze and explain variances to plan and forecast, with a focus on drivers and actions the business can take.
  • Provide financial analysis for memos authored by the teams you support, and author or co-author memos where finance leads.
  • Create and present content for business reviews and finance reviews.
  • Improve the tools, data, and processes the finance team uses.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a STEM field
  • 8+ years of financial analysis experience
  • Advanced Excel skills, including building models with multiple inputs, constraints, and scenarios

Experience with data mining using SQL

  • Experience partnering directly with operations, supply chain, or engineering leaders
  • Strong written communication and presentation skills
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA or Master's degree in a related field
  • Experience with warehouse, logistics, or distribution finance, including unit cost and capacity modeling
  • Experience with capital business cases for automation or facilities
  • Experience with commodity management, part standardization, or procurement savings measurement
  • Experience in high-rate manufacturing, aerospace, or industrial companies

Base Pay Range for

WA applicants is $124,476.00 - $174,265.35

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.

Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.

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