Thales Group - Procurement Manager - Systems & SW Engineering Services

Duties and responsibilities :

Individual Contributor role

- Implements Thales Purchasing policy applied in his/her Category (target suppliers, strategic suppliers, contracts and framework agreements negotiated, etc.) and communicates this to requesting parties

- Takes into account Purchasing needs and rationalizing them under the Category Strategy

- Puts the Suppliers in competition with one another, in line with the Category Policy and applies the Acquisition process

- Negotiates pricing & acquisition conditions

- Manages consultation documents (RFQ) and calls for tender: formatting on call for tender tools, mailing, bid receipt, traceability, questions, oral presentations, report monitoring, reminders calls

- Manages contracts, NDA (confidentiality agreement) and framework agreements: creation and monitoring of versions, reviews, approval flowchart and signatures, summary sheet, archiving, distribution and Purchasing contract reference base management, internal communication,

- Keeps Purchasing data up to date in the information systems and guarantees their integrity

- Ensures that Suppliers deliver on their contract commitments and tracks their performance

- Provides the information needed for Acquisition forecasts and related requirements, in order to improve the strategy and to ensure better globalization

- Handles disputes with Suppliers

- Creates Purchasing orders in the information system, in line with the terms/contracts negotiated

- Tracks delivery with suppliers (reminders, disputes, receipt tracking, invoicing), identifies risks of non-fulfillment and alerts stakeholders

- Summs up the information needed to assess suppliers- operational performance