Procurement Manager F/H

The company

Founded in 2013, Cailabs designs, manufactures, and develops innovative photonic solutions for the space, industry, telecommunications, and defense sectors. A global specialist in laser shaping, the company has accelerated its growth in the space field with turnkey optical ground stations that integrate atmospheric turbulence compensation technology. This makes it one of the first companies to harness very high data rates enabled by optics in a commercial ground station.

Cailabs currently has 170 employees, including 40PhDs. With 29 patent families filed, the company is one of the most innovative companies in France. It is headquartered in Rennes, with offices in Paris and Washington (USA).

Post description

Would you like to join a human-sized company and grow in an innovative industrial environment, at the heart of supply chain challenges?

Join Cailabs!

In the context of structuring and scaling up our operations, we are hiring a Procurement Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain, you will lead a team of 4 people and oversee all procurement activities to ensure the availability of raw materials and components required for production, while optimizing inventory levels, supplier performance, and data reliability.

Your role is both tactical and operational, with a strong focus on team management, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Structuring and scaling the procurement function:

• Establish the foundations of the procurement department in a growing environment (processes, tools)
• Be directly involved in operations to secure supply flows, with strong hands-on involvement at the start
• Define and implement robust, sustainable working methods

Managing and developing the procurement team:

• Lead, support, and develop the team of buyers/planners
• Organize workload (supplier/product portfolios, cross-functionality, backups)
• Train and coach the team on best practices (MRP, ERP, supplier follow-ups, data management)

Overseeing day-to-day procurement activities:

• Analyze and process purchase requests (from MRP or internal needs)
• Create, monitor, and adjust supplier orders
• Manage follow-ups and daily delivery tracking
• Monitor operational performance using appropriate dashboards
• You will also directly handle part of the team’s purchase requests

Securing supply and managing risks:

• Anticipate stock-out risks and supplier issues
• Define and drive corrective action plans
• Manage priorities and make decisions in constrained situations
• Oversee strategic inventory in collaboration with buyers

Ensuring data and tools reliability:

• Guarantee ERP data accuracy (MOQ, min/max stock levels, lead times, pricing, etc.)
• Maintain supplier data quality
• Ensure consistency between orders, invoicing, and payment terms, in coordination with Accounts Payable

Continuous improvement and process structuring:

• Define and monitor KPIs (supplier service level, inventory levels, lead time reliability, etc.)
• Identify improvement opportunities and implement concrete actions
• Structure and maintain documentation (procedures, SOPs), ensuring team adoption

The role involves daily operational interactions with procurement, production, supply chain, and finance teams, as well as with suppliers and external partners.

Profile required

With a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (Bac+3 to Bac+5) in supply chain, logistics, or a related field:

• You have solid experience in procurement, ideally in a fast-growing industrial environment
• You have initial team management experience or a strong interest in people management
• You have a strong grasp of supply chain fundamentals: inventory management, MRP, Incoterms, international logistics
• You are comfortable with ERP systems and Excel
• You have a good level of professional English
• You are recognized for your analytical skills and operational mindset
• You are able to drive performance and structure processes
• You are rigorous, organized, and able to manage priorities and urgency
• You are a good communicator and able to support change
• You have strong interpersonal skills and can interact with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external)

Nice to have:

• Experience in a high-tech or fast-growing industrial environment
• Advanced knowledge of planning tools (MRP)
• Experience in continuous improvement (Lean, flow optimization)
• Experience in building or transforming a procurement department

Avantages

• Des moments de partage et de convivialité (séminaire annuel, repas, jeux collectifs, activités sportives, etc.);
• Une mutuelle prise en charge à 100 %;
• Un système de primes valorisant les performances collectives et individuelles;
• Rejoindre Cailabs, c’est enfin l’assurance que tout sera mis en œuvre pour vous aider à performer, à vous améliorer et relever de nouveaux défis.

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