Supply Chain Manager H/F Loft Orbital Solutions

Wanna join the adventure?
At Loft, we are dedicated to delivering our innovative hardware products & satellite missions on schedule and within budget. Our company is growing, and globally! That's why the role of Supply Chain Administrator is crucial to our success and broadening our support across our locations. As the primary support of our operations and supply chain function in France, they will oversee several of the functions from procurement, inventory, logistics, and processes.
About this Role:

- Oversee inventory management, safety stock levels, and cycle counting to optimize inventory turns and minimize excess.
- Ensure accurate material planning to support production demands while minimizing shortages and excess inventory.
- Oversee procurement activities ensuring adherence to company policies and applicable government regulations (e.g., EAR, ITAR).
- Manage procurement of direct and indirect materials, ensuring traceability and proper documentation for audits
- Develop, evaluate, and maintain a qualified supply base (i.e., vendor pool) that is compliant with Loft standards.
- Negotiate supplier contracts, long-term agreements, and pricing structures to achieve cost, quality, and delivery objectives.
- Perform supplier performance monitoring and lead corrective action plans for underperforming vendors.
- Overseeing incoming and outgoing shipments, and adhering to import/export requirements
- Establishing and maintaining productive relationships with vendors to ensure timely deliveries and good value.Ensuring they are added to our AVL and vetted appropriately with RE/QMs/stakeholders
- Execute and maintain transactions within NetSuite ERP to ensure accurate record-keeping
- Work across the enterprise to improve workflow and address supply chain challenges.

Must Haves:

- 3-5 years in a supply chain role, experience in several of the supply chain departments
- Experience in a company with a production / test environment
- Experience with working supply chain transactions in an ERP System
- Fluent in English and French
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Ability to work with a team (Globally) and communicate effectively
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work autonomously
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively

Nice to Haves:

- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, or a related field
- Experience with purchasing and/or inventory modules in NetSuite
- Experience in aerospace industry
- Experience in electronics manufacturing/test
- Experience with global oversight and/or management for logistics, procurement, & inventory management functions
- ASCM/APICS (or equivalent) training / certification

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 let's be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it )
- 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 aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't 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, Loft's 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.