Senior Project Buyer

Job Description

Alors que le développement de notre lanceur Zéphyr continue sur sa lancée, la fonction achats devient de plus en plus stratégique et son département se structure et accueille de nouveaux talents pour répondre aux défis posés à cette fonction (enjeux de performance fournisseur, gestion des coûts et efficacité opérationnelle).

Responsibilities

Tasks and missions

Manage Procurement Processes

• Oversee the procurement of supplies, services, and goods needed by technical departments, following the purchasing process established by management.

Collaborate with Internal Clients

• Work closely with internal stakeholders to identify needs.
• Assist technical leads in selecting appropriate suppliers (existing or new) by preparing consultation files.
• Negotiate and formalize agreements to meet quality, cost, and timeline objectives.

Act as the Central Point for Supplier Coordination

• Serve as the primary liaison for internal developments involving suppliers.
• Manage the consultation process, ensuring updates to specifications, revisions, and requirements are effectively tracked and implemented.

Coordinate with Cross-Functional Teams

• Partner with the supplier quality team to ensure compliance with documentation and quality requirements.
• Work with the legal, safety, and regulatory departments to guarantee adherence to relevant regulations in applicable purchases.

Supplier Support and Risk Mitigation

• Provide occasional support to suppliers.
• Identify potential risks, address issues autonomously when possible, or escalate them to the reporting manager as needed.

Administrative and Project Support

• Contribute to administrative tasks within the procurement department or related functions.
• Monitor project progress, ensure invoice tracking and payment follow-ups.

Order Tracking and Supplier Follow-Up

• Manage and follow up on prototype and first-series procurement for rocket components and ground infrastructure.

Position specifics:

- Foster strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams

- Actively participate in cross-functional company meetings and supplier negotiations

- Confidentiality: treat purchase price contracts as strictly confidential and ensure they are not disclosed outside the company

- Travel to supplier sites and industry trade shows, accounting for approximately 25% of working time

Preferred experience and skills

Education and experience:

- Technical degree from an engineering school or university, and/or Master's degree in Business or Industrial Procurement.

- A strong technical background is required

- Proven experience in project procurement or industrial purchasing.

Knowledge and skills:

- Proficient in office tools, especially Excel; comfortable using ERP systems with procurement modules

- Skilled in consolidating information and preparing detailed reports

- Knowledge of logistics principles and ability to manage urgent situations effectively

- Strong communication skills via email and phone, fluent in both written and spoken French and English

- Experience preparing negotiation and consultation files

- Autonomous, proactive and resourceful

- Solid understanding of industrial manufacturing processes, including mechanical, electronic, and intellectual services.

What's next ?

Once you’ve submitted your resume and your cover letter to careers@latitude.eu, you enter in our hiring process:

• We review your profile and offer you an interview if our job-offer matches with your aspirations;
• You get the opportunity to discuss about your application with your future team leader, and our CEO or COO;
• We give you a final answer and collaborate together to match your expectations with your potential role;
• You join us in our HQ in Reims, France (45mn from Paris). We partner with a local housing agency to help you relocate. We also partner with local development agency to help your partner to find a nearby job matching their profile and a nursery for your children.

Perks & Benefits

At Latitude, our success is powered by people and then technology. Collaboration and trust are the keys. This is why we ensure to have an inclusive workplace, accessible by everyone and supervised by a pro-active works council.

We provide :

• Health insurance, provided by Kenko
• Comprehensive teleworking policy
• Financial incentives for sustainable modes of transportation
• Tickets Restaurant (meal vouchers)
• Retirement plan under French law
• Sick leave
• 7 weeks of paid vacation (paid leave + RTT)