NATALIA STEPANOVA
Profile:
Results-driven Procurement & Business Operations Manager with 7+ years of experience in dynamic start-up environments: managing procurement processes, supporting business operations, analyzing market opportunities, and building relationships with industry stakeholders and partners. At Exobiosphere, Natalia leads the procurement and supplier management activities, and supports business operations.
Work History:
2024 - Current: Exobiosphere, Luxembourg Procurement Manager & Business Operations
Procurement and supply management with focus on vendor coordination, cost optimization, and timely delivery of equipment and licenses. Management of HR processes, and communications.
2023 - Current: Exobiosphere, Luxembourg Founder
Development of an app for sustainable practices. Hiring, coordination of tasks, and streamlining of workflows.
2021 - 2022: Moonscape, LuxembourgMarket Research Analyst
Analysis and validation of lunar market segments. Pricing models for lunar remote-sensing services for ISRU.
2020 - 2021: ScanWorld, Belgium Business Analyst
Designed and built a custom Class-10,000 cleanroom for microfluidic system fabrication and testing, and developed custom microfluidic circuits and experimental equipment through CAD modeling, simulation, and 3D printing.
2018 - 2019: Ziffer LU, LuxembourgAdministrative Service Manager
Managed procurement and implementation of office-wide equipment and tools, coordinating planning, and supplier communication.
2013 - 2017: Bravo Laudes, Russia Manager & Co-owner
Planning and supervision of over 100 events with budgets of €10–50k. Market analysis and targeted advertising that expanded a single restaurant into a chain within two years. Implementation of structured procurement and supplier management systems reduced outsourcing costs by 40%.
2009 - 2011: Ziffer LU, LuxembourgAssistant Aircraft Engineer
Structural analysis and testing of air cushion simulator for training piloting skills.
EDUcation:
University of Luxembourg, LuxembourgM.S. in Space Technologies and Business
Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russia M.S. in Aircraft and Rocket Engineering
Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russia B.S. in Airplane and Helicopter Construction