Supplier Management Manager

The role

You will own a portfolio of local and international suppliers for satellite hardware and services. You will run RFQs, negotiate contracts, manage orders and deliveries, and resolve shortages and supplier performance issues.

What you will do

• Own the supplier portfolio and set review cadence by criticality and risk
• Turn specifications and drawings into RFQs and evaluate quotes with Engineering and QA
• Run requisitions, POs, amendments and delivery follow-up
• Negotiate pricing, payment, delivery, warranty, change and tooling terms with Legal and Compliance
• Connect production demand to supplier lead times and capacity; flag shortages early
• Lead delivery recovery plans and escalations to verified closure
• Manage supplier onboarding, qualification, offboarding and continuity
• Work with QA on nonconformances and corrective actions
• Set demand handoffs and escalation paths with Loft counterparts
• Build processes, dashboards and decision records, and coach procurement colleagues

Required qualifications

• 7 to 15 years in supplier management, technical procurement or supply chain in aerospace, space or another demanding engineered-product environment
• Able to read specifications, drawings, BOMs, revisions and acceptance requirements
• Hands-on end-to-end procurement: RFQs, quote comparisons, POs, amendments, lifecycle management
• Demonstrated commercial and contract depth with specific negotiated terms
• Track record of preventing or resolving shortages and restoring supplier commitments
• Experience owning a supplier portfolio, performance reviews and corrective actions
• Strong cross-functional influence without direct authority
• Comfort with ERP/MRP systems and linking demand, supply, lead times and PO data
• Experience building processes and coaching colleagues in a growing environment
• Degree in engineering, supply chain or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Clear professional English communication

Nice to have

• Space or aerospace flight hardware experience, including traceability and controlled change
• Background in electronics, avionics, harnesses, precision machining, structures, propulsion or optical payloads
• UAE or regional supplier experience
• Intercompany or joint-venture supply experience
• New product introduction experience
• Supplier development and quality systems familiarity; AS9100 or equivalent is a plus
• CIPS, CPSM or CSCP certification; cost-breakdown or should-cost experience
• International logistics, customs and export-control familiarity
• Arabic and French are a plus

Before you apply

• Degree in engineering, supply chain or related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience, is required

About the company

Orbitworks builds satellite systems and space operations capability from the UAE, in partnership with Loft Orbital Solutions. It aims to be the first commercial firm in the UAE to mass-manufacture satellites, operating from a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.