ReOrbit is looking for a Senior Procurement Manager to join the team at our HQ in Helsinki, Finland or UK. We are looking for an experienced, strategic, relationship-driven individual who is proactive and confident in building supply chain partnerships.

As Senior Procurement Manager you’ll help develop the day-to-day and strategic procurement operations for high-value, long-lead, and mission-critical parts. You’ll drive supplier performance, improve internal procurement processes, and work cross-functionally to ensure materials and components are where they need to be—on time, on budget, and to spec.

As we are a scaling company, you will also be hands-on, developing sourcing strategies, managing vendor contracts and collecting requirements by collaborating closely with ReOrbit’s engineers and operations teams to understand specifications and ensure the procurement and qualification of goods and services for our missions. You will also play a key role in scaling procurement operations to support increasing production and launch cadence.

This position reports to the Head of Procurement and is based in Helsinki, Finland or London, UK.

It's an exciting chance to join a dynamic start-up, with the opportunity to make a real impact, to reach our goal of pushing the boundaries of space data transfer.

Responsibilities

• Procurement processes
• Drive sourcing, RFQs, PO management, and delivery tracking to meet production and program timelines.
• Maintain close oversight of part status, material flow, and supplier lead times in alignment with build schedules.
• Manage end-to-end procurement activities for flight hardware, electronics, custom builds, ground equipment and critical services.
• Demonstrate good quality processes by example

• Supplier Management & Negotiation
  
  
• Own relationships with key suppliers, ensuring consistent performance, communication, and issue resolution.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and lead times for both one-off and repeat buys, focusing on long-term value.
• Work with suppliers to pre-qualify components, reduce risk, and establish backup sources where needed.

• Cross-functional Coordination
  
  
• Work daily with engineering, production, finance, and logistics teams to align procurement actions with project milestones.
• Participate in design reviews, production planning, and readiness meetings to anticipate supply needs early.
• Ensure alignment of procurement efforts with cost targets, quality standards, and mission timelines.

• Risk & Compliance
  
  
• Monitor part criticality, sole-source risk, and material availability; proactively identify and mitigate risks.
• Ensure compliance with trade and export control regulations (e.g., ITAR, EAR).
• Maintain procurement documentation and supplier performance records for internal and external audits.

• Scaling for Growth
  
  
• Help design and implement scalable procurement processes and systems to support multiple concurrent satellite builds and launches.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and lead improvements in sourcing speed, cost control, and delivery reliability.
• Support the onboarding and development of tools, dashboards, and ERP integrations that improve visibility and control.

Skills and Requirements

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in the supply chain of space or a similar hardware focused low-volume environment.
• Proven success managing high-value or long-lead procurement in fast-paced or startup-like operations.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
• Hands-on familiarity with ERP systems and procurement tools.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills—able to handle detail without losing sight of the bigger picture.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity, tight timelines, and cross-functional dependencies.
• You can manage multiple projects simultaneously, plan, delegate, and evaluate progress towards goals.
• You excel in problem-solving, enabling you to address issues with products or services that do not meet quality standards.
• You have demonstrated success in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, small-team environment and can manage competing priorities.
• It is expected that you will need to travel internationally for 25% - 50% of your time to build effective relationships.

Preferred (but not essential)

• GEO specific procurement experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

What does ReOrbit do?

ReOrbit builds the foundation for the next generation of space applications by transforming satellites into truly intelligent, interconnected platforms, defined by software. Our satellite design philosophy revolves around the idea that satellites must network, communicate with each other and thus improve mission efficiency. How can this be achieved? Thanks to a flexible software-first architecture, where all these aspects are dealt with upfront in the mission concept, as integrated functionalities.

ReOrbit’s top-notch team of software engineers and system architects develop in-house software, procure hardware from the best-in-class suppliers, and seamlessly integrate the components to create flexible and secure satellites. Today, we are a rapidly growing company building a very strong multidisciplinary team to support our activities. We are headquartered in Helsinki, Finland with a subsidiary in Bariloche, Argentina.

Working at ReOrbit

At ReOrbit, we are focused on building a strong team as we believe nothing can be accomplished without innovative, humble and curious minds working together on a common goal. We’re all about fostering an inclusive, dynamic environment where equality and diversity are our strength.

We offer

• Challenging but rewarding environment – you will thrive if you are always reflecting on how to make things better. Your ideas will be heard.
• Ambitious and supportive network of people, who are motivated to change the space industry, bringing expertise from both classic and new space .
• Benefits such as lunch vouchers, events, parties, occupational health care and additional health insurance - but most importantly a possibility to be a part of a unique and diverse team, connected by similar mindset and sense of humour.
• We like to spend time together! You can choose activities whichever is to your liking – runOrbit, climbOrbit; become ping pong or board games champion.
• We support relocation and integration into Finnish society, find some experiences about relocation here

Please, submit your application as soon as possible - we are excited to hear from you and can’t wait to discover your unique skills and experiences.

For agencies: We do not accept unsolicited CVs for our open vacancies. Any CV sent to our team unsolicited will reserve us the right to pursue a candidate without obligation to the sender. All candidate submissions must be conducted through our official channels and in accordance with our terms of engagement.

Department

Procurement

Locations

Helsinki, Finland

Remote status

Hybrid

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