Your Tasks
- Act as the main interface with suppliers, from bid phase to final delivery, managing and maintaining the relationship with subcontractors as main point of contact
- Manage the full subcontracting process: RFQs, supplier selection, contract negotiation, purchase orders, expediting, delivery, and acceptance:
- Subcontractors Sourcing and Identification
- RFI/RFP Preparation and Coordination (including ESA Best Practices process)
- Writing the Statement of Work and coordinating the preparation of the relevant data packages (e.g. Specification, general supporting docs, etc…) of the items to be procured
- Supporting the contract officer in the contract preparation for what concerns the programmatic part
- Leading and coordinating the subcontractors’ proposals evaluation based on defined selection criteria
- Leading and coordinating the Supplier Activities and Contract Negotiation following the project manager guidelines and targets
- Ensure on-time, on-cost and on-quality delivery of critical equipment and subsystems
- Work closely with Engineering, MAIT, and Quality to monitor performance and resolve technical or contractual issues
- Identification and proposal of cost reduction and improvement opportunities
- Identification and management of Subcontractor project risks
- Preparation and coordination, as chairman, of meetings, reviews and workshops
- Parallel coordination of the procurement activities for multi-projects
- Contract change management and negotiation
- Contribute to supplier/subcontractors’ evaluation, performance monitoring, and lessons learned
Qualifications
- Master’s degree (MSc) in Aerospace, Electronics, Telecommunications, Management, Mechanical or comparable qualifications
- 3–5 years’ experience in procurement, subcontracting or project supply chain, ideally in the space, aerospace, or defence sector
- Strong knowledge of contract management and negotiation
- Familiarity with ESA/ECSS and/or MIL-STD standards, Export Control regulations and experience of consulting for engineering, testing, product assurance and space project management is a plus
- Fluent in English; other European languages are a plus
- Availability to travel to suppliers in Europe and abroad
Key Skills
- Project & contract management mindset
- Ability to manage complex supplier relationships
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving attitude
- Team player with strong communication and negotiation skills
- Resilient and result-oriented, able to work under tight deadlines.
Location:
Madrid at least 6 months/ Milan