Favorite Parts Of Being A Global Supply Manager At Relativity Space
Alexander, a Global Supply Manager at Relativity Space, enjoys the "achievement feeling" of quickly resolving critical part shortages for rocket engines, along with the interpersonal engagement of negotiating with suppliers, which fosters personal and professional growth. Ultimately, Alexander finds the greatest joy in the role stemming from the end product – building launch vehicles and competing in the space industry – which sustains excitement even during challenging times.
Problem-Solving, Interpersonal Communication, Negotiation, Leadership, Aerospace Industry
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Alexander Jassemidis
Global Supply Manager
Relativity Space
Arizona State University
Masters of Business Analytics, Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey
Industrial, Supply Chain Management
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense, Technology
Operations and Project Management
Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Enjoys finding solutions to critical part shortages for rocket engines quickly.
2. Values interpersonal engagement, negotiations with suppliers, and learning about people in business.
3. Finds joy and motivation in working on the end product: launch vehicles and competing in the space industry.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your role?
What I enjoy most is the feeling of achievement. This happens when we find a shortage of a critical part that goes into the rocket engine. I love the achievement feeling of being able to find a solution, and to find it fast.
Another big portion of my role that I enjoy a lot is my interpersonal engagement. This involves my conversations and negotiations with my suppliers. It always helps me grow and learn about the other person, and people in general, how they operate in business deals.
It's always a lot of fun to learn. It's also a lot of fun to lead meetings and negotiations in general, and to have that upper hand as a buyer. It's always fun being in that position.
But I think the biggest joy for me in my current role is our end product, since we make launch vehicles at Relativity Space. I'm really excited about our launch next year and the final product that we're going to build and compete with the rest of the space industry.
This brings me a lot of joy whenever I have hard, stressful, or questionable days as to why I'm doing this. It's always important to be excited about the final product that you're working on.