We are seeking a highly strategic and technically astute Vice President Supply Chain to lead procurement in a fast-growing company in the space sector. In this role, you’ll own the sourcing and acquisition of complex, high-value, low-volume parts and systems, many of which are bespoke or semi-custom. You will be responsible for building a robust procurement capability that supports product development, rapid iteration, cost control, and supplier risk management - critical to a company operating at the cutting edge of aerospace innovation.

This role is based in Helsinki, Finland and offers an exciting opportunity to grow together with ReOrbit on its upward trajectory.

It's an exciting chance to join a dynamic start-up, with the opportunity to make a real impact, to reach our goal of pushing the boundaries of space data transfer. 

Responsibilities

• Team Development & Process Maturity
  • Grow a supply chain / procurement function with scalable processes and digital tools suitable for a dynamic scale-up environment
• Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Operations
  • Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with rapid growth, technical demands, mission timelines and limited supplier options.
  • Source custom and semi-custom components according to tight schedules
• Supplier & Contract Management
  • Build relationships with specialist vendors and negotiate contracts for bespoke builds and prototype development.
  • Develop partnerships focused on agility, IP protection, and innovation
• Collaboration with Engineering & Product Teams
  • Partner closely with internal teams to support product development and hardware iteration across the lifecycle as well as adapt to changes within the delivery schedule
  • Develop processes appropriate to a scaling company, with high value procurements
• Risk Management & Cost Control
  • Proactively identify and mitigate risks and optimize costs while maintaining high quality and meeting critical delivery schedules

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical field (Master’s or MBA preferred).
  
• 10+ years in procurement or supply chain roles, with 5+ years in a leadership capacity within a technology-heavy, hardware-focused company.
  
• Proven experience sourcing high-value, low-volume, highly customised components—ideally in aerospace, defence, or advanced manufacturing.
  
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills, especially for bespoke and IP-sensitive projects.
  
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable experience

• Familiarity with spaceflight systems, propulsion, or aerospace-grade qualification standards.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment.
• Understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks such as ITAR.
• Working knowledge of supplier quality assurance systems and digital procurement tools.
• Motivated and eager to contribute, learn, and grow with ReOrbit as a company and team.

Working at ReOrbit

At ReOrbit, we are focused on building a strong team as we believe nothing can be accomplished without innovative, humble and curious minds working together on a common goal. We’re all about fostering an inclusive, dynamic environment where equality and diversity are our strength. 

We offer

• Challenging but rewarding environment – you will thrive if you are always reflecting on how to make things better. Your ideas will be heard.
• Ambitious and supportive network of people, who are motivated to change the space industry, bringing expertise from both classic and new space .
• Benefits such as lunch vouchers, events, parties, occupational health care and additional health insurance - but most importantly a possibility to be a part of a unique and diverse team, connected by similar mindset and sense of humor. 
• We like to spend time together! You can choose activities whichever is to your liking – runOrbit, climbOrbit; become ping pong or board games champion.
• We support relocation and integration into Finnish society, find some experiences about relocation here

Please, submit your application as soon as possible - we are excited to hear from you and can’t wait to discover your unique skills and experiences.

Join us in our journey of building software-enabled satellites for secure communications
and, thus, creating the most compelling in-space data flow company of the new space era.

What does ReOrbit do?

ReOrbit builds the foundation for the next generation of space applications by transforming satellites into truly intelligent, interconnected platforms, defined by software. Our satellite design philosophy revolves around the idea that satellites must network, communicate with each other and thus improve mission efficiency. How can this be achieved? Thanks to a flexible software-first architecture, where all these aspects are dealt with upfront in the mission concept, as integrated functionalities.

ReOrbit’s top-notch team of software engineers and system architects develop in-house software, procure hardware from the best-in-class suppliers, and seamlessly integrate the components to create flexible and secure satellites. Today, we are a rapidly growing company building a very strong multidisciplinary team to support our activities. We are headquartered in Helsinki, Finland with a subsidiary in Bariloche, Argentina.

For agencies: We do not accept unsolicited CVs for our open vacancies. Any CV sent to our team unsolicited will reserve us the right to pursue a candidate without obligation to the sender. All candidate submissions must be conducted through our official channels and in accordance with our terms of engagement.