Buyer, Electronics, Interconnect & General Procurement
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About the Role
Loft Orbital seeks a Buyer to own sourcing for electronics and interconnect categories while carrying tactical procurement load across direct and indirect categories. This hands-on role involves category strategy, supplier management, purchase order lifecycle, and coordination with engineering and production teams.
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Responsibilities
- Own sourcing activities for electronics and interconnect categories, including wire harnesses, connectors, PCBs, PCBAs, and electrical components
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers through RFQs, commercial negotiations, supplier selection, and contract awards
- Develop and maintain the sourcing strategy for assigned categories, including supply base mapping, dual source planning, localization opportunities, cost optimization, and lead time reduction
- Present category strategies and sourcing recommendations to Engineering, Quality, Finance, and leadership stakeholders
- Partner with Engineering and Design to Manufacturing (D2M) teams on component selection, approved alternates, obsolescence management, and design for sourcing improvements
- Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) activities with Engineering and Quality to support successful supplier qualification
- Lead supplier qualification activities in accordance with the Orbitworks Approved Supplier List (ASL) process
- Support the development of local UAE suppliers in line with localization and In Country Value (ICV) objectives
- Manage the full purchase order lifecycle in NetSuite, including requisition review, PO creation, technical and quality flow down, supplier acknowledgements, expediting, and delivery tracking
- Procure indirect goods and services, including marketing, communications, office services, facilities, and operational consumables
- Establish and manage procurement automation mechanisms such as blanket purchase orders, purchase contracts, framework agreements, Not to Exceed (NTE) POs, and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) arrangements
- Work closely with Production and Material Planning to align procurement activities with the master production schedule and proactively mitigate shortages and long lead risks
Requirements
- 3 6 years of procurement experience in manufacturing or industrial environments, including hands on tactical buying, purchase order management, expediting, and supplier follow up
- Proven ability to manage high volume tactical procurement activities while balancing strategic sourcing responsibilities
- Experience sourcing electronics, PCB/PCBA, cable and wire harnesses, connectors, electro mechanical components, or the technical aptitude to rapidly develop expertise in these categories
- Ability to engage confidently with both suppliers and engineering teams on technical sourcing decisions
- Experience within aerospace, defense, space, or another highly regulated industry
- Working knowledge of AS9100, AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI), counterfeit part prevention, Certificates of Conformance (CoC), and material traceability requirements
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, Bills of Materials (BOMs), specifications, and other technical documentation
- Experience collaborating closely with Engineering and Design to Manufacturing (D2M) teams on component selection, approved alternates, and obsolescence management
- Experience establishing and managing procurement contract mechanisms, including blanket purchase orders, purchase contracts, and framework agreements
- Understanding of procurement automation and continuous improvement initiatives to streamline repeat purchasing activities
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to develop sourcing recommendations and present them to technical, commercial, and leadership stakeholders
- Experience developing and presenting category strategies to cross functional teams
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- This role owns sourcing for the electronics and interconnect category — wire harnesses, connectors, PCBs, PCBAs, and electrical components — while carrying a full tactical procurement load across direct and indirect categories as OW scales from first launch toward multi program production.
- It is a both hands role: one hand builds multi month category strategies, coordinates FAI campaigns, and presents sourcing recommendations to engineering, finance, and leadership; the other runs the daily PO rhythm — requisitions to purchase orders, expediting, frame agreements and blanket orders, i
- Honest split: roughly 60 70% tactical execution, 30 40% category building, flexing with launch campaigns and program tempo.
Responsibilities Overview
- Own sourcing activities for electronics and interconnect categories, including wire harnesses, connectors, PCBs, PCBAs, and electrical components
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers through RFQs, commercial negotiations, supplier selection, and contract awards
- Develop and maintain the sourcing strategy for assigned categories, including supply base mapping, dual source planning, localization opportunities, cost optimization, and lead time reduction
- Present category strategies and sourcing recommendations to Engineering, Quality, Finance, and leadership stakeholders
- Partner with Engineering and Design to Manufacturing (D2M) teams on component selection, approved alternates, obsolescence management, and design for sourcing improvements
- Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) activities with Engineering and Quality to support successful supplier qualification
- Lead supplier qualification activities in accordance with the Orbitworks Approved Supplier List (ASL) process
- Support the development of local UAE suppliers in line with localization and In Country Value (ICV) objectives
- Manage the full purchase order lifecycle in NetSuite, including requisition review, PO creation, technical and quality flow down, supplier acknowledgements, expediting, and delivery tracking
- Procure indirect goods and services, including marketing, communications, office services, facilities, and operational consumables
- Establish and manage procurement automation mechanisms such as blanket purchase orders, purchase contracts, framework agreements, Not to Exceed (NTE) POs, and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) arrangements
- Work closely with Production and Material Planning to align procurement activities with the master production schedule and proactively mitigate shortages and long lead risks
Must Have Skills (Requirements)
- 3 6 years of procurement experience in manufacturing or industrial environments, including hands on tactical buying, purchase order management, expediting, and supplier follow up
- Proven ability to manage high volume tactical procurement activities while balancing strategic sourcing responsibilities
- Experience sourcing electronics, PCB/PCBA, cable and wire harnesses, connectors, electro mechanical components, or the technical aptitude to rapidly develop expertise in these categories
- Ability to engage confidently with both suppliers and engineering teams on technical sourcing decisions
- Experience within aerospace, defense, space, or another highly regulated industry
- Working knowledge of AS9100, AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI), counterfeit part prevention, Certificates of Conformance (CoC), and material traceability requirements
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, Bills of Materials (BOMs), specifications, and other technical documentation
- Experience collaborating closely with Engineering and Design to Manufacturing (D2M) teams on component selection, approved alternates, and obsolescence management
- Experience establishing and managing procurement contract mechanisms, including blanket purchase orders, purchase contracts, and framework agreements
- Understanding of procurement automation and continuous improvement initiatives to streamline repeat purchasing activities
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to develop sourcing recommendations and present them to technical, commercial, and leadership stakeholders
- Experience developing and presenting category strategies to cross functional teams
Nice to Have Skills
- Experience managing both direct and indirect procurement categories, including services, facilities, office operations, and marketing spend
- Previous experience in a startup, scale up, or new manufacturing facility where procurement processes and systems were being established
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast paced, evolving environments with a proactive, process improvement mindset
- Experience building, standardizing, and improving procurement processes and operational workflows
About Orbitworks
- Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space.
- Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass manufacture satellites.
- Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000 square foot facility in Abu Dhabi.
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