EO Data Supply Manager

Orbital Eye; Delft; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension & holiday allowance

Hybrid working

Career growth

Team events and company trip

Job summary

Orbital Eye is seeking an EO Data Supply Manager to ensure analysts and customers receive the right satellite imagery on time and at the right quality. You will join the Service Delivery team and collaborate closely with Product and Technology to operate, improve, and scale our supply system.

The role focuses on data supply, supplier relationships, and cost-aware data acquisition, with a hands-on start and growth into broader ownership of EO data supply and supplier contracts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in data operations and supply, GIS, remote sensing, or related field.
• Hands-on experience in Earth Observation projects is an advantage.
• An engineering or software background is a plus.
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools to get work done efficiently and to improve existing processes.
• Strong organizational skills with multiple suppliers, requests, and delivery timelines.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer and project needs into clear data requirements and coordinate imagery acquisition with suppliers.
• Monitor data availability and delivery, select sources based on timing, coverage, quality, and cost; proactively resolve issues.
• Manage relationships with data suppliers and act as the main point of contact for operational matters.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers to improve capabilities and reduce supply risk.
• Own and continuously improve supply tracking, automation, dashboards, and workflows to scale data acquisition.

Skills

Data operations

Supply chain coordination

GIS

Remote sensing

English proficiency

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Tools

Dashboard software

AI tools

Job description

At Orbital Eye, we help pipeline and grid operators protect critical infrastructure using satellite imagery, AI, and geospatial technology.

Our COSMIC-EYE platform continuouslymonitorsthousands of kilometers of critical infrastructure worldwide, helping operatorsidentifypotential threats before they become incidents.As critical infrastructure becomes increasingly important to society, we believe continuous visibility is becoming essential for safer, more reliable, and more sustainable operations.

Since 2012, we have been pioneering satellite-powered infrastructure monitoring. Our team of 40+ people,representing15+ nationalities, is scaling fast across Europe and the US,supporting operators in safeguarding the networks that keep our societies running.

We are looking for an EO Data Supply Manager to make sure our analysts and customers always have the right satellite imagery, delivered on time,andat the right quality.You'lljoin theService Delivery team and work closelytogetherwithProduct and Technology.

Why This Role Matters

COSMIC-EYEruns ona continuous stream of satellite imagery and geospatial data sourced from a network of external suppliers. Whether that data arrives on time, meets our quality standards, and is tracked accuratelydetermines whether our monitoring service keeps running for every customer, every day.

Orbital Eye alreadyoperatesan advanced supply tracking and data acquisition setup, automating much of the ordering, delivery, and monitoring process. Your role is tooperate, improve, and further scale this system rather than manage supply through manual administration.

Our supplier landscape keeps growing more complex: more suppliers, moredata sources, and more customers relying on that data being right. This role is the operational backbone that keeps that complexity from becoming a bottleneck for the team.

Your Role

As EO Data Supply Manager, you will:

Data Supply & Quality

• Translatecustomer andproject needs intocleardata requirements andcoordinatesatelliteimageryacquisition with suppliers.
• Monitor dataavailability anddelivery,select the most suitable sources based on timing,coverage, quality,and cost, and proactivelyresolvedata supplyissuesanddisruptions.
• Manage relationships with existing data suppliers and act as the main point of contact for operational matters.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new and alternative suppliers to improve capabilities and reduce supply risk.

Operations & Improvement

• Work closely with analyststo support day-to-day data needs and ensure smooth operation, coordinating with Operations, Customer Success and Sales leads when needed.
• Own and continuously improve our existing supply tracking, automation, dashboards, and workflows to further scale data acquisition.

Cost & Performance

• Monitor data costs, supplier commitments, projectdatabudgets, and fulfillment to support cost-effective sourcing decisions.
• Contribute to Orbital Eye’s data cost and gross-margin targets by continuously improving the cost-effectiveness of our EO data supply.

How the Role Will Grow

Initially, your focus will be highly hands-on: taking ownership of day-to-day data supply, managing orders and deliveries, resolving quality and supply issues, and building strong working relationships with the operational teams at our suppliers. You will also work closely with Financeand leadershipon supplier pricing and annual commitments.

As you grow into the role, you will take increasing ownership of how we manage andoptimizeour EO supply. You will develop a deeper understanding of our demand, supplier performance, alternatives, supply risks, and supplier economics, helping us make the right trade-offs between availability, quality, coverage, and cost.Over time, you will be expected to recommend supplier commitments and play a leading role in supplier negotiations together with Finance.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 3 years of experience indata operations and supply, GIS, remote sensing, ora relatedfield.Hands-on experience inEarth Observation projects isan advantage.
• An engineering or software background is a plus.
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools to get work done efficiently and to improve existing processes.
• Strong organizational skills, comfortable coordinating multiple suppliers, requests, and delivery timelines at once.
• Experience with data quality control and validation processes.
• Analytical mindset, comfortable working with dashboards and data tracking/reporting tools.
• Approachable, hands-on, and service-oriented, withstrong communicationskills and a willingness to support colleagues across different teams.
• Full professionalproficiencyin English.
• Willingness to work3 daysper weekfrom our Delft office.

What we offer

• A competitive salary based on your experience and background.
• Pension, holiday allowance, paid leave, and commuting support.
• Hybrid working and the tools you need to do your job well.
• The opportunity to grow from hands-on supply operations into broader ownership of our EO supply and supplier relationships.
• Regular company and team events, from office activities and offsiteteam-buildingto our annual company trip.
• An international team of 40+ colleaguesrepresenting15+ nationalities, working together to help protect critical infrastructure.
• Work at the intersection of satellite data, AI, geospatial technology, and operational software, solving real-world infrastructure challenges.

We are unable to provide work permit sponsorship for this role. Candidates must have an existing right to work in the Netherlands.