Supply Chain Manager

Loft Orbital•Toulouse, 31000, FR• Full Time

Posted 2 months ago• Supply Chain• Operations

Job Description

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 #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 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.