Senior Buyer

ReOrbit; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ReOrbit, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, is seeking a Senior Buyer to own the full procurement lifecycle—from RFPs and negotiations to contracts and delivery as we push the boundaries of space data transfer.

You will lead complex sourcing, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost savings on high-value subcontracts while coordinating with engineering and other stakeholders. This is a dynamic startup role with real impact on our mission to advance space data transfer technology.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of supply chain experience.
• Experience managing budgets and schedules.
• Understanding contract structures.
• Strategic sourcing experience in Asia (India) and Europe; English CFER C1.
• Strong interpersonal and proactive communication.

Responsibilities

• Leads the full RFP lifecycle from initial supplier engagement to proposal evaluation, negotiation and contract award.
• Manages supplier relationships end-to-end for high-value, high-complexity procurements.
• Establishes and negotiates subcontract agreements, leveraging procurement strategy and compliance-driven sourcing.
• Serves as project owner for major sourcing initiatives, driving cross-functional coordination and timelines.
• Drives cost savings and value optimization through strategic sourcing and supplier relationships.
• Collaborates with Engineering and other stakeholders to troubleshoot procurement bottlenecks.
• Owns and manages high-complexity and high-dollar subcontracts and tracks low-risk micropurchases.

Skills

Supply chain exp

Budget management

Contract structures

Strategic sourcing

English C1

Stakeholder collaboration

Proactive

Tools

ERP system

Job description

ReOrbit is looking for a Senior Buyer to own the full procurement lifecycle, from RFPs to contracts and eventual delivery, as we push the boundaries of space data transfer.

As our Senior Buyer, you will manage supplier relationships, lead complex sourcing initiatives, and handle everything from high-value subcontracts to everyday purchases

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.

This role will be based in our headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.

Responsibilities

• Leads the full RFP lifecycle from initial supplier engagement to proposal evaluation, negotiation, and contract award, ensuring alignment with technical and contractual requirements
• Manages supplier relationships end-to-end, from RFP development through post-award administration, for high-value, high-complexity procurements.
• Establishes and negotiates subcontract agreements, leveraging deep expertise in procurement strategy, supplier evaluation, and compliance-driven sourcing.
• Serves as project owner for major sourcing initiatives, driving cross-functional coordination, timelines, and successful outcomes
• Drives cost savings and value optimization through strategic sourcing, relationship building, and creativity
• Takes initiatives to troubleshoot procurement related bottlenecks & challenges by liasing with Engineering and other relevant stakeholders.
• No task is too small - you will own and manage high-complexity and high-dollar subcontracts AND track low-risk micropurchases/procurements

Skills And Requirements

• 7+ years of supply chain specific experience
• Experience owning and managing strict budgets and schedules and can provide examples
• Understands the various contract structures and their differences
• Strategic sourcing experience, especially within Asian (India) and European markets English speaking (CFER C1 equivalent).
• Interpersonal skills to establish rapport with the colleagues and gain their support in getting the job done.
• Proactiveness in acting quickly, sharing progress updates regularly, and flagging risks or blockers early.

Nice-to-haves

• Space or aerospace experience in a commercial industry
• A self starter - someone with confidence in their abilities and can jump right in
• Ability to concisely and effectively communicate situations and issues with others
• Idea generator - see a problem, offer a solution, and manage the result
• Experience utilizing ERP for proposal creation and budget/schedule management

Working at ReOrbit

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.

We offer

• Challenging but rewarding environment you will thrive if you are always reflecting on how to make things better. Your ideas will be heard.
• Ambitious and supportive network of people, who are motivated to change the space industry, bringing expertise from both classic and new space. And most importantly a possibility to be a part of a unique and diverse team, connected by similar mindset and sense of humor.

What does ReOrbit do?

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.

ReOrbit’s top notch team of software engineers and system architects develop inhouse 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 subsidiaries in Bristol, UK, Bariloche, Argentina and Bengaluru, India.

Join us in our journey of building software enabled satellites for secure communications and, thus, creating the most compelling in space data flow company of the new space era.

The Company may require a security clearance for certain positions. Any such security clearance will be conducted in accordance with applicable law and the Company's relevant policies