Supplier Program Manager
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Job Summary
Wanna join the adventure
At Loft we deliver innovative spacecraft platforms and satellite missions on schedule and within budget. The Supplier Program Manager role is central to our success ensuring we meet commitments across the supplier ecosystem mainly composed of:
Major bus or satellite manufacturers (e.g Airbus)
Optical payload suppliers
Launch providers (e.g Space X)
Ground station SaaS suppliers
The SPM prepares and executes complex contracts to implement Lofts strategy.
Dynamic fast-paced international environment.
About This Role:
- Participate to evaluation negotiation and closure of critical sub-contracts with Lofts strategic suppliers across space segment launch and ground & data services
- Manage contract changes (waivers/deviations addenda exercised options) and change control throughout the full contract lifecycle
- Maintain comprehensive and auditable records compliant with company contractual and export control requirements
- Review contracts to ensure they reflect applicable technical quality and regulatory requirements; flag non-conformances to Engineering and Legal
- Monitor and report sub-contractor performance against schedule cost and quality targets; feed results into team supplier performance framework (90% on-time delivery KPI)
- Identify assess and mitigate supply chain risks; escalate issues whenever appropriate to Director of Strategic suppliers and relevant program stakeholders
- Develop strong relationships both internally (Program Execution Engineering Legal/Contracts Finance) and externally (Vendors) to facilitate communication and alignment throughout contract execution
- Maintains a working understanding of the technical baseline and actively assesses supplier design maturity throughout development
- Coordinate deliverables acceptance milestones and ensure suppliers are integrated into the program Integrated Master Schedule risk reviews MRs and milestone gate readiness
- Support BD with supplier inputs for proposals and pricing; contribute to the long-term Approved Vendor List strategy
Must Haves:
- 6 years of proven experience in sub-contract managementin spacecraft aerospace or complex technical programs
- Experience with procurement of multi millions contracts
- Hands-on experience with contract lifecycle management: drafting negotiating executing SoW/MSA or milestone-based contracts
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills; able to track multiple active contracts simultaneously
- Strong negotiation communication and stakeholder management skills comfortable interfacing with both engineering teams and management team
- Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven international environment
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy; comfort with legal and commercial contract language
- Ability to work autonomously while keeping internal stakeholders informed
- Fluent in English
Nice to Haves:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Business Supply Chain Management or a related field
- Speaking French
- Experience with export control frameworks: ITAR EAR French dual-use regulations (SBDU)
- Experience in the aerospace space or defense industry
- Familiarity with FAR/DFARS regulations and US Government contracting protocols
- Supply Chain or Project Management certification (ASCM PMP or equivalent)
- Proficient in ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) and Atlassian products (Jira Confluence)
Some of Our Awesome Benefits:
- Equity we want you to have an active role in our success
- Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT ) and flexible working hours we want you to be at your best
- Health and life insurance we care about your health
- Lunch Vouchers because lets be honest we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it #loft-gourmand)
- Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco Colorado and Toulouse to learn from our differences
- Company and team off-sites and many other events to work & celebrate together
- Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable
*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft we value respectful debate and people who arent afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you dont check all the boxes.
Who We Are
Loft: Space Made Simple.
Founded in 2017 Loft provides governments companies and research institutions with a fast reliable and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.
We integrate launch and operate spacecraft offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation IoT connectivity on-orbit AI national security missions and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown Lofts flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027 we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Loft Orbital builds software and hardware products to fly and operate any payload on a standard satellite bus. See how we're making space simple.
