Overview
Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom. Procurement Category Manager – Specific Systems & Equipment. Based Templecombe - Hybrid Working.
Thales UK provides armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment. We deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions across land, sea, and air, including platforms spanning Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. We are a diverse, inclusive team that supports flexible working patterns and strives to help you reach your ambitions.
Responsibilities
* Take accountability for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the supplier market, including innovations and emerging technologies relevant to the category.
* Lead major and business-critical supplier selection processes to support business needs, as well as deploy, implement, and monitor category strategies.
* Oversee the acquisition process end-to-end, managing RFIs and/or RFPs.
* Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to ensure procurement decisions that deliver the best outcomes for Thales and its customers.
* Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, driving continuous improvement and managing strategic supplier performance in areas such as quality, cost, delivery, contractual obligations, and innovation.
* Ensure supplier competitiveness to support business objectives and facilitate supply base improvements that enhance our capabilities.
* Develop and utilize economic models to increase value for Thales and our supplier partners.
About You / Qualifications
* Has strong contractual knowledge, particularly with framework agreements and key clauses.
* Is confident leading complex negotiations, including import/export elements.
* Demonstrates experience managing stakeholders and influencing cross-functional teams.
* Has experience in direct procurement categories, ideally collaborating with technical or engineering stakeholders.
* Has contributed to developing and executing category strategy initiatives.
* Understands supplier performance management and supplier development techniques.
* Has implemented procurement strategies from an operational perspective.
* Thinks creatively to challenge existing processes and bring innovative supply chain and procurement insights that add value to the business and our customers.
Benefits
* Pension plan, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, and employee assistance programme.
* Flexible benefits platform to customise benefits (healthcare cash plan, health assessments, family cover private medical insurance, buying/selling annual leave, gym discounts, and more).
* Competitive base salary with variable compensation plan, 27 days annual leave + 1 company day + UK public holidays, and the opportunity to volunteer up to 3 days.
* Inclusive environment; accommodations available for applicants with adjustments during recruitment.
Employment details
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Marketing and Sales
* Industries: Aviation and Aerospace; Component Manufacturing; Defense and Space Manufacturing
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