Senior Specialist, IRIS2 & meoSphere Procurement

Senior Specialist, IRIS2 & meoSphere Procurement The job responsibilities outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may evolve over time and be reviewed according to business needs. PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION IRIS2 is the new European Union secure satellite constellation. This project is the European Union's answer to the pressing challenges of tomorrow to provide secure connectivity services and enhanced communication capacities to the EU and its Member States. In addition, as well as to governmental users, private companies and European citizens while benefiting from ensuring high-speed internet broadband to cope with connectivity dead zones. SES – together with other consortium partners and core members - was selected by the European Commission to build and to operate the IRIS2 multi-orbit satellite constellation. The IRIS2 team enters next project phases, we seek and there is a strong need of support for all the activities around service provisioning and products that the system can offer in the future. ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY As a member of the SES EU Programmes team, you will play a crucial role in supporting the sourcing of products and services in relation to IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnection & Security by Satellites) programme and SES meoSphere programme. Your responsibilities will align with the SES Global Procurement guidelines and include:   Collaborating with global stakeholders at SES and in the SpaceRISE consortium  Developing options and opportunities for purchasing hardware, software, and services related to IRIS2 and SES meoSphere.  Actively seeking opportunities to reduce cost and improve the value for money.   Building and nurturing relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and other external stakeholders (partners).   Supporting pricing and contract negotiations.   Guiding and executing sourcing activities from vendor scouting to tendering processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ, informal price request), ensuring that the negotiation team is fully briefed.   PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS Prepare and execute of RFI/RFPs to select subcontractors for IRIS2 and SES meoSphere programmes. This includes RFI/RFP activities, for example documents drafting, responding to vendor questions, negotiation, follow-up and response analysis, etc.   Ensure SES Global Procurement compliance with policies and procedures, in collaboration with stakeholders   Understand IRIS2 and SES meoSphere programmes requirements for the procurement of products and services, underlying strategies and constraints.   Identify requirements and work packages involving vendors and/or subcontractors   Collaborate with Management to perform contract negotiations, including:   Flowing down customer Terms and Conditions to existing agreements   Agreeing on new contracts with vendors as applicable   Supporting vendor onboarding activities   Analyse vendor base to:   …