Senior Aerospace Supplier Program Manager

Loft Orbital; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid health insurance

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) with equity options

Relocation assistance

Fully paid parental leave

Job summary

Loft is seeking a Supplier Program Manager to lead sub-contract management across aerospace suppliers, ensuring on-time, on-budget performance. You will draft and negotiate complex contracts, manage changes, and maintain auditable records while coordinating with Engineering, Legal, and Finance to drive risk-mitigated results.

The role requires 6+ years in aerospace or technical programs, strong negotiation and stakeholder skills, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Experience drafting, negotiating, and executing SoW/MSA or milestone-based contracts.
• Experience with procurement of multi-million contracts.
• Ability to manage multiple active contracts in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong communication with engineering, legal, and management teams.

Responsibilities

• Participate in evaluation, negotiation and closure of critical sub-contracts with Loft's strategic suppliers across space, launch, and data services.
• Manage contract changes and lifecycle, including waivers, addenda, and exercised options.
• Maintain auditable records compliant with company, contractual, and export control requirements.
• Review contracts for technical, quality, and regulatory compliance; flag non-conformances.
• Monitor supplier performance against schedule, cost, and quality; contribute to performance framework.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks; escalate to Director and stakeholders as needed.
• Develop internal and external relationships to facilitate communication during contract execution.
• Coordinate deliverables, milestones, and integration into Master Schedule; support pricing.
• Support BD with supplier inputs for proposals and pricing; contribute to Vendor List strategy.

Skills

Contract lifecycle management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

International collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Loft is seeking a Supplier Program Manager to lead sub-contract management across aerospace suppliers, ensuring on-time, on-budget performance. You will draft and negotiate complex contracts, manage changes, and maintain auditable records while coordinating with Engineering, Legal, and Finance to drive risk-mitigated results.

The role requires 6+ years in aerospace or technical programs, strong negotiation and stakeholder skills, and fluency in English.