About PLD  

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 450 employees and 350 million in total funding, PLD Space also has the largest private test benches in Europe, located in Teruel (Spain), and operates one launch base in the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in Kourou (French Guiana). In total, it has more than 188,000m2 of own industrial infrastructures. 

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 play a key role in coordinating planning needs between Engineering, Purchasing, and Supply Chain, ensuring cost control, budget visibility, and efficient execution of purchasing activities. 

You will act as a primary interface for internal clients—mainly Engineering departments—collecting and anticipating their needs, proactively supporting purchase planning and optimization, and ensuring clear visibility of budgets, orders, and deliveries across Finance, Program, Warehouse, and Engineering teams. 

This role is ideal for an organized, proactive professional with an engineering background, capable of speaking the same technical language as engineers while ensuring strong financial and supply chain discipline within complex space programs. 

Responsibilities 

Planning & Internal Coordination 

• Act as the main point of contact for internal clients (Engineering teams), collecting, consolidating, and anticipating their procurement and planning needs. 
• Participate in Engineering planning activities, translating technical and program requirements into purchasing and supply chain actions. 
• Serve as a key interface between Engineering, Purchasing, Finance, Program, and Warehouse, ensuring alignment and smooth information flow. 

Budget, Cost & Order Management 

• Support the monitoring and control of budgets, purchase orders, and deliveries, identify deviations, risks, and optimization opportunities proactively. 
• Coordinate closely with Finance to update and maintain the Estimate at Completion (EAC), ensuring consistency between committed, forecasted, and actual costs. 
• Provide clear and structured visibility on the status of budgets, orders, and deliveries to all relevant stakeholders. 

Supply Chain & Data Analysis 

• Track and analyze all cost elements impacting the Supply Chain, including materials, long lead time items, and subcontracted services for space programs. 
• Maintain and continuously improve dashboards and KPIs related to cost, ordering, and delivery performance, ensuring data accuracy and reliability. 
• Perform purchasing, planning, and cost data analyses to support decision making by Purchasing Management and Controlling. 

Risk & Process Improvement 

• Support risk analysis activities, including the monitoring of critical suppliers, single source situations, and make or buy scenarios. 
• Ensure proper and consistent use of ERP systems (Odoo or similar) for cost tracking, commitments, and purchasing processes. 
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing purchasing workflows, planning coordination, reporting, and data management. 

Reporting & Communication 

• Prepare periodic reports for internal stakeholders and program reviews, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and decision-oriented content. 
• Proactively communicate risks, deviations, and improvement opportunities related to budgets, planning, orders, and deliveries. 

Required Competences 

• University Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Aeronautical or similar), enabling effective technical communication with Engineering teams. 
• Proven experience in supply chain coordination, purchasing, cost control, planning, or similar roles in industrial or technical environments. 
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, and interfaces simultaneously. 
• Analytical mindset with solid numerical, planning, and problem solving capabilities. 
• Proactive attitude, with the ability to anticipate needs and drive optimization actions. 
• High attention to detail and data quality. 
• Fluent spoken and written English and Spanish. 
• Solid knowledge of office tools, especially Excel. 
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams. 

Desired Competences 

• Experience with ERP systems such as Odoo, SAP, or similar. 
• Experience acting as an interface between Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance. 
• Exposure to complex programs, long lead time supplies, or project based industrial environments. 
• Experience or strong interest in aerospace, industrial, or high technology sectors. 

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!