* Be seen as the lead Supply Chain architect for the assigned campaign, bid or project* As a result, create, agree, maintain all governance requirements and Acquisition Strategy and Plan with the bid/project team* Produce and agree the Purchasing Executive Summary* Work with multiple stakeholders to design the supply chain architecture to meet needs of the bid or product* Play a key role in defining and implementing strategies to meet the offset/industrial participation needs of the business where appropriate* Generate/ review RFQs, ensuring bid and program requirements are accurately captured* Ensure that the RFQ and contract packs are complete and agreed with stakeholders* Establish and maintain the Purchasing Summary Sheet (PSS) and other Thales governance requirements* Allocate Work Packages accurately and on time to the relevant functional resources whether in UK Procurement Competency Centres or in the CBU.* Confirm tailoring and Purchase vet planning.* Facilitate both strategic and tactical the Make, Team, Buy process in line with medium term industrial plan for the business line* Lead the activities of the Procurement function to identify supply market innovation opportunities, involving suppliers in design upstream and optimizing risk-sharing* Identify and mitigate risks and maximize opportunities in the role of Procurement Risk Manager for the bid.* Undertake commercial and contractual tasks at all times, including engaging with commercial teams to define suitable terms and conditions.* Ensure effectiveness by employing suitable reporting, tracking and performance management tools and techniques and represent Procurement at Bid reviews.* Co-ordinate the activity of all Procurement resources in support of the bid ensuring timely responses.* Record and report Upstream Price Decrease UPD Savings* Commit to Procurement performance in the bid including bought in costs, delivery/leadtimes, quality, resource management, cash-flow, risks and opportunities.* Create and provide accurate Procurement estimates, covering resource labour, material and Total Cost of Ownership to the bid team* Recognise export controls associated with supply chain architecture and program requirements including: ITAR(TAAs(& TCPs)/MLAs) EAR ECCN,UK & foreign Military and Dual-Use Controls* At all times understand and maximise Thales commercial position with the supply chain* Play a key role in the Forward Looking Commitment Review process to identify and execute opportunities.* Engage with Engineering, Planning, Manufacturing and Quality to ensure the release of procurement specifications, statements of work and requisitions to support project delivery.* Validate target costs and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) savings per work package.* Identify and mitigate risks and maximize opportunities in the role of Procurement Risk Manager for the project.* Co-ordinate the activity of all Procurement resources in support of the bid to ensure work packages are executed achieving favourable conditions and consistency with technical, program, cost and performance (quality and delivery) requirements.* Engage and communicate efficiently with internal customers and stakeholder as necessary in executing work packages.* Represent the function in Program Reviews, ensuring all actions are allocated to the appropriate resource and executed in support of Program needs* Liaise with the Program Manager to complete the relevant sections of the Program Report Pack* Manage the Procurement Risk Register, ensuring appropriate mitigation actions are identified, undertaken and completed.* Take full Procurement Work Package Management responsibility within an Integrated Project Team* Manage the Procurement costs through the lifecycle of the project.* Analyse costs of products and systems to identify focus areas or opportunities for reduction* Contribute to inventory reduction initiatives through the application of effective planning and manage the stores ordering process to help support projects/complex schemes & installations* Ensure relevant governance is complied with, including Delegation Of Authority, Acquisition Log process and Purchase Order approval* Work in accordance with all Thales processes* Comply with export control guidelines and policies* All assigned CAPAs (Corrective Action Preventative Action) and the respective stages for all Internal, External and Supplier Audits will be completed in the prescribed timeframe in the CAPA, to achieve zero overdue date performance* All assigned QUESTs will be completed in the prescribed timeframe to achieve zero overdue date performance”* Maintain an ethical approach to tasks and relationships in accordance with relevant Thales policies* To drive sustainability in our projects to optimise cost benefits and innovation from within our supply chain, and pro-actively reduce risk and non-compliance to legislation (e.g. Bribery and Modern Slavery). To incorporate sustainable requirements: energy, climate change and material security & criticality (e.g. REACH, Conflict Minerals etc) into the product and services we procure* Commercially astute with advanced negotiation skills and experience including differing contracting models* Broad range of Procurement skills focused on: Needs Analysis, Design to Cost, Make-Team-Buy, Technical Interface Management, Acquisition Strategy definition, International Sourcing, Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management, Subcontract Management.* Leadership, presentation and communication skills* Exceptional Interpersonal skills to optimise cross-functional & cross-organisational working, engage key stakeholders and to work effectively with suppliers.* Negotiation skills in a complex systems’ environment* Analytical skills* Commercially astute with advanced negotiation skills and experience including differing contracting models* Well-developed organisational skills* Team management, leadership and team development* Major development/manufacture sub-contract program/project management experience* Broad technical and commercial understanding of the Thales product and associated bought in supplied parts and services* Ability to lead Make, Team, Buy decisions* Upstream purchasing techniques deployment, especially Co-Development, Co-Engineering, Value Engineering, Value Analysis, Functional Analysis, Cost Analysis.* Supply chain architecture development and implementation* 10 years plus relevant experience in mid to senior level procurement or commercial roles* Track record of success in a similar role in relevant businesses or markets* Supplier Relationship and Performance Management, negotiation techniques and measurement* Experience of procurement tools such as E-ACQ,* Proven track record of working cooperatively with Engineering and R&T teams* Experience in using ERP systems including Oracle (B1) and / or SAP* Experience of presenting to end customers during bid or project phases* Able to analyse complex and sometimes incomplete information to create an easy to communicate short-medium and long term solution, addressing Thales requirements.* Sets stretched goals for themselves and their suppliers, prepared to take risks in order to gain competitive advantage for Thales.* Able to work effectively within and across transverse teams, actively seeks synergies and sharing of best practices.* Uses appropriate techniques to understand then influence stakeholders both within Thales and outside.* Contributes to improving the capability and competencies of the Procurement team in order to enable the function to deliver to business needs.* Displays passion, energy, drive, agility and resilience in achieving ambitious targets under difficult circumstances, capitalises on lessons learned and responds positively to setbacks.* Uses full understanding of internal and external customer needs to build a strong customer first culture within the solutions they define
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