Strategic Procurement & Contracts Specialist (Space)

Your responsibilities

• Support the preparation, implementation & execution of supplier & subcontractor contracts.
• Perform analysis on business needs and challenges demand.
• Support the acquisition process of critical items and services (typically delivery of entire subsystems) in accordance with product strategy till contract signature or the issuance of the Purchase Order.
• Promote & enforce fair competition during supplier tender evaluation.
• Contribute to company strategy for product categories.
• Anticipate relevant market trends and monitor innovation in the market in terms of supply chain optimization.
• Provide assistance in evaluation, selection & negotiation process and Tender Evaluation Board.
• Monitor global markets, including key players, suppliers, economic evolutions, innovations and technology relevant to the space industry, in order to propose adequate & competitive solutions.
• Support organization of competitions, assessments and selections of best suppliers for assigned category.
• Ensure application of consultation process and the use of relevant tools to ensure clear transparency of all activities at company level.
• Support implementation of the purchase contract.
• Consult with suppliers: prepare & send RFx; enrich and validate the expression of need; contribute to risk and opportunity analysis.
• Support preparation of the contract; communicate the contract terms; inform non-selected suppliers; and update the information system.
• Enforce the conformity of procurement contracts with relevant international/national laws, company regulations and customers' requirements.
• Archive the contract; check the execution of post-delivery obligations; record the settlement of the acquisition/lessons learnt.
• Provide feedback to Supply Chain & Contract manager, contributing to the handover of the contract to Project Manager.
• Support application of claim management in coordination with Supply Chain & Contract Manager.
• Provide competitive solutions for our products/projects based on the implementation of different suppliers/methods/technologies.
• During the execution phase of project and under the support of Supply Chain Management, ensure the maintenance of the contract.
• Contribute to Supplier Performance Assessment led by Supply Chain Management in terms of preparation of Supplier Business Reviews.
• Collect all data and documentation related to issues of national and international regulations, including Export Control, Health Safety & Environment, REACH and Polish law.
• Coordinate supplier activities according to Statement of Work.
• Monitor and understand the supplier panel.
• Anticipate relevant market trends and monitor innovations in the market.
• Assist the purchasing contribution to product tree for the assigned commodity providing a benchmark on current solutions including company internal products.
• Support Product Cost Down efforts with suppliers.
• Support Co Development activities with suppliers.
• Manage generic acquisition process on relevant perimeter.
• Contribute to economic performance evaluation during contract negotiation, by identifying all relevant purchasing levers.
• Support Multi-Annual Supplier Strategy of the Space Technologies Product Office, by contributing to supplier panel recommendation and purchasing strategy.
• Contribute to the supplier selection process.

Our requirements

• Master in technical or commercial background (Engineering, Business).
• Procurement experience within international context.
• Excellent relationship skills with project teams and with the various company structures.
• Able to work in global procurement environment and Fluent English.
• Experience in direct purchasing.
• Experience in contract management.
• Experience with ECSS standards.
• Experience in the space industry in procurement role (subsystem level).
• Open minded and proactive.
• Curious with the willingness to improve / develop.
• Technical and commercial background gained in the companies or general knowledge in materials and processes.
• Strong predisposition to teamwork.
• Availability for short-term trips (2/3 days max).
• Organizational, priority management and progress control skills.
• Perseverance in achieving and maintaining the commitments made.
• Ability to manage changes in the context, tasks and workloads.
• Knowledge of the main regulations and certifications applicable in the space sector and special processes.
• Experience in evaluating offers / proposals and KPI.
• Supplier management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office application systems.