Senior Buyer
About this role
<p>ReOrbit is looking for a Senior Buyer with proven experience handling complex, high-value procurements and leading strategic sourcing initiatives. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial judgment, works effectively across functions, especially with engineering teams and plays a key role in managing supplier partnerships and supporting critical business objectives in a dynamic environment.</p><p>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. </p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li><p>Leads the full RFP lifecycle from initial supplier engagement to proposal evaluation, negotiation, and contract award, ensuring alignment with technical and contractual requirements</p></li><li><p>Manages supplier relationships end-to-end, from RFP development through post-award administration, for high-value, high-complexity procurements.</p></li><li><p>Establishes and negotiates subcontract agreements, leveraging deep expertise in procurement strategy, supplier evaluation, and compliance-driven sourcing.</p></li><li><p>Serves as project owner for major sourcing initiatives, driving cross-functional coordination, timelines, and successful outcomes</p></li><li><p>Drives cost savings and value optimization through strategic sourcing, relationship building, and creativity</p></li><li><p>Takes initiatives to troubleshoot procurement related bottlenecks & challenges by liaising with Engineering and other relevant stakeholders.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Skills and Requirements</strong></p><ul><li><p>5-7 years of subcontract-specific experience</p></li><li><p>Experience owning and managing strict budgets</p></li><li><p>Understands the various contract structures and their differences</p></li><li><p>Strategic sourcing experience, especially within Asian (India) markets</p></li><li><p>English speaking (CFER C1 equivalent).</p></li><li><p>Interpersonal skills to establish rapport with the colleagues and gain their support in getting the job done.</p></li><li><p>Proactiveness in acting quickly, sharing progress updates regularly, and flagging risks or blockers early. <br></p></li></ul><p><strong>What does ReOrbit do?</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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 subsidiaries in Bristol, UK and Bariloche, Argentina.</p><p><strong>Working at ReOrbit</strong></p><p>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. </p><p>We offer</p><ul><li><p>Challenging but rewarding environment – you will thrive if you are always reflecting on how to make things better. Your ideas will be heard.</p></li><li><p>Ambitious and supportive network of people, who are motivated to change the space industry, bringing expertise from both classic and new space .</p></li><li><p>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 humor. </p></li><li><p>We like to spend time together! You can choose activities whichever is to your liking – runOrbit, climbOrbit; become ping pong or board games champion.</p></li><li><p