Supplier Management Officer

As a Supplier Management Engineer, part of our Sourcing & Supply Chain team, you will be a key link between Aerospacelab supplier base and internal teams.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining strong, trust-based partnerships with both local & international suppliers.
• Supporting our supplier’s growth throughout the entire process: from product development to production preparation and into Mass Production.
• Ensuring On-Time & On-Quality deliveries to consistently meet our performance requirements.

• You provide the link between Aerospacelab and our component suppliers, developing new products for the next generation of satellites constellations.
• During pre-production phase, you coordinate preparation team of Design, Quality, Industrialization & Procurement people, of both Aerospacelab and suppliers, to monitor the planning and development activities.
• In Mass production, you plan relevant follow-ups and audits with suppliers to ensure the orders to be delivered on time, on quality & in-full, supported by setting up appropriate KPI’s.
• You assess thoroughly the supplier Process Capacity and ensure it stays coherent with our order volume.
• You ensure our ERP is up to date with correct quantity and delivery date, using the info received by the suppliers
• You identify day-to-day procurement risk, escalate concerns in a timely manner and support developing efficient countermeasures.
• Act as a direct delegate of our quality department by:
• • Setting up the relevant quality checks at supplier
  • Following up all the non-conformances on delivered parts & ensuring corrective action(s) are implemented
• You continuously promote innovations and improvements, ensuring on-time preparation leading to the successful introduction of your parts into mass production.
• You work together with suppliers under your responsibilities, improving and developing their mass production performance in the areas of safety, quality, delivery and productivity.

Overall, you are a key contributor to the Supply Chain strategy of Aerospacelab, in interaction with project, production, quality and industrialization teams towards our Production ramp up to 500 satellites per year.

• You have a degree in Engineering - Mechanical/Electronics/Production/Manufacturing
• You have minimum 2-3 years of experience in Quality / Production / Industrial Engineering /Logistics department, preferably in mass production environment.
• You are fluent in English
• You have excellent communication skills
• You demonstrate a proactive hands-on approach and outgoing personality
• You have an analytical mindset and strong planning/organization skills
• You have experience with Microsoft Office tools
• You are willing to travel frequently (up to 25% of your time to Suppliers)
• You are based in the HQ of Aerospacelab. Current HQ is in Louvain-la-Neuve but will be transferred to Charleroi within a few years.

• Experience in (Aero)space or Automotive industry
• Understanding of mechanical drawings and interpreting technical schematics.
• Odoo ERP knowledge