Purchasing Technician

About PLD Space

PLD Space is an international space services company with in-house engineering and manufacturing. It is dedicated to transporting satellites and humans into space, vertically integrating engineering, testing, manufacturing and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the space launcher sector. Its MIURA family of launchers and its LINCE manned capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty in space transportation, covering the full range of space missions.

With a team of more than 350 employees and 220 million in total funding, PLD Space also has the largest private test benches in Europe, located in Teruel (Spain), and operates two launch bases: El Arenosillo, in Huelva (Spain); and the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in Kourou (French Guiana). In total, it has more than 188,000m2 of industrial infrastructures under management.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities.

Mission

As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team, you will be responsible for the management of assigned group of purchases, inventory management, direct contact and negotiation with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Identify the best national and international suppliers according to cost, quality and time criteria for the product group assigned.
• Monitor order processes to ensure timely delivery of purchase orders and managing suppliers proactively to avoid delays. Escalate issues when necessary.
• Perform supplier evaluation to assess the quality and reliability, pricing, and other purchasing conditions.
• Follow up commercial opportunities and actively seek better price and product availability as part of continuous improvement of purchasing conditions.
• Request, assess and select quotations based on product specifications.
• Evaluate different requirements and options, search and suggest alternatives if/when needed.
• Act as interface between supplier and internal departments.
• Negotiate product prices, payment terms and incoterms in accordance with the business strategy.
• Contribute ideas about the purchasing strategy and come up with proposals to optimise efficiency of the purchasing process.
• Manage national and international logistics by ground, air and/or sea.
• Update vendors database.

Required Competencies

• Higher Degree, University Diploma. Valuable fields: Administration, International Business Administration, Logistics and/or Engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar position.
• Capacity of handling a large volume of purchases.
• Efficient and structured way of working.
• Troubleshooting and decision making.
• Organizational capacity.
• Negotiation skills.
• Flexibility and dynamism.
• Advanced spoken and written English and Spanish.
• Valuable additional languages: French.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities
• 50% discount on your health insurance
• You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
• Flexible work schedule

Never stop learning

• We encourage practical learning
• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions
• Restaurant tickets
• Transport flexible contributions
• Training support

Values

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork.
• Hard work.
• Dynamism.
• Commitment.
• Keep it simple.

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built