Supplier Performance Manager

Location: Gorgonzola, ItalyIn fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.Gorgonzola hosts Navigations Air Systems (NAS) domain. The activity of NAS domain: avionics, navigation and radar systems for civil air traffic and technologies supporting the activities of civilian and military pilots, ATC controllers and technicians of several airlines, air traffic control agencies and Air Force around the world. Italy is the Group’s Competence center for the design, production and delivery of Navigation Aids products and Competence Centre for the delivery of non-Radar Surveillance Products.The Supplier Performance Manager organization is responsible to manage and improve the operational performances of key suppliers (On Time Delivery and On Conformity deliveries).A Supplier Performance Manager is appointed for several suppliers at local level entity/region as soon as needed according to context (High technical stakes

or

Risky technology or Mass production or Performance below objective) reached).Main mission:Manage operational performances for some selected Thales suppliers in close relationships with Procurement, Industrial, Engineering, Services

and Quality teams and ensure that

all the conditions, internal and external, enabling performances are in placeHe/she initiates improvement plans for the selected suppliers in terms of quality and on time deliveries during the execution phaseHe/she defines and controls the SKPIs (Suppliers Key Performance Indicators) objectives

with the GBUs organization.: OTD, QualityHe/she reports to a DGDI-e SPM Team Leader and Thales Italia

CPO (Country Procurement Officer).Activities:Anticipation and Continuous ImprovementIn order to manage the continuous improvement, put in place the Thales best practices, including lean manufacturing, with his/her suppliersResponsible for the deployment, within the selected suppliers, of corrective and preventive action plans which address process, product, or component alerts from industrial operations.Act as a conduit to improve the overall interface between Thales and the Supplier, using lessons learned for the continuous improvement of both parties.Develop and execute plans, within the selected suppliers,

to eliminate non-value add activities (e.g. the Seven Wastes, MUDA) in both Thales and Supplier processes, consistent with improving the quality and reliability of procured itemsDeploy, within the selected suppliers,

techniques including Six Sigma, DMAIC or Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) to identify and evaluate the potential failures of process, prioritize actions to alleviate risk in both Thales and Supplier activities.Participate to the transverse optimization actions such as Air Supply deployment (internet portal for exchanging data for Purchase Orders and forecasts), specific programs (ramp-up, ramp-down), new KPIs implementations, Reach regulations, logisticsEstablish high level communication and intimacy with supplier's leadership teamFor anticipation, identify transformation targets, support associated roadmap deployment through weak signals awareness and risk mitigation plansFor anticipation, set up sub tiers mapping to assess risk exposure and propose ad hoc securizationCrisis ModeIn case of local supply chain

crisis, leads the Task Force with his/her networkIn case of Tiger Team at the Group level , can be part of the teamReviews, SKPIs and reporting Organize and conduct the suppliers performance reviews with the purchase departmentValidate and issue the SKPIs for his/her portfolioEstablish a monthly reporting for his/her portfolioPrepare and participate to the local Suppliers Performance Committees and category performance reviews if neededTransmit the SKPIs to the group levelMonitor and report on a regularly basis the global performance action plan addressing two main topics: quality and punctualityRelationships with the global SPM organization and BLsSupport Group initiatives

in order to improve supplier performances for the GroupThroughout his network, he/she escalates the identification

of weak signals (in coordination with Industry, Engineering, Services ,

Quality

and Purchasing departments) to the head of entity/region SPM when neededReports the performance of his/her suppliers in category performance reviews when requested by Global SPM for suppliers with low OTD/OCDContribute to the knowledge of the complete Supply Chain starting from the tier one supplier and identify the weaknessesMay participate to the Thales IPCA Audit (Industrial Process Control Assessment) and support auditors for the closure of the findingsWhen acting under SPM Leader roleFor SPM leader role, he/she is in charge of the management of performances for specific suppliers in behalf of the Group in close collaboration with the SPM organization and Global and Regional Procurement. Such role of Leader is appointed by Global SPM Director (in alignment and agreement with SPM Network). On top of SPM Missions & responsibilities,

the SPM Leader must:Act as a leader with a global vision of the supplier performance and coordination of SPMs from various entitiesMonitor Supplier Performance for the group, collect and organise the various root cause analysis done by SPM in entities and align with SPMs in entities needs to audit supplier sitesExcept when supplier is under Tiger Team or Supplier Development Management, collect the various action plans done by SPM in entities and ensure their correctness, coordinate action plan implementation under a global roadmap at supplier and internally, in relation with SPM in entities and lead performance reviews at supplier, by coordinating SPM in entitiesEducationEngineering Degree or equivalentSpecialised knowledge of engineering disciplines i.e. Hardware, SoftwareExperienceExperiences in Industry in supply chain > 5 years of experiencesDemonstrable history of managing performance improvement projects preferably in Defence, Aerospace, & Security sectors.Understanding and knowledge of Quality Management principles and systems.Supply chain engineering experience within a low to medium volume environment, light mechanical / electro-mechanical production environment or other relevant sectors.Awareness and use of continuous improvement techniques and practical implementation of lean manufacturing.Experience of operational management, manufacturing and ERP systems, including routings, BOM`s, Concessions, Change Requests etc.Technical & Soft SkillsGood Project Management, planning and organisational skillsGood Risk and Opportunity Management, including robust mitigation plansStrong business acumen, Supply chain, Operations Management, Logistics, quality and ManufacturingBusiness and operational planning knowledge MRPII, S&OP, Capacity ManagementSupplier Performance managementKnowledge of solutions, products and servicesLean supply chain, manufacturing and servicesData analyticsProblem solving technicsLanguages:Fluent in English mandatory. French is a plusAbility to work remotelyCapability to influence and to convince stakeholdersAbility to commit and to deliver resultsLead/ facilitate team working in an international environmentDemonstrate cooperative behaviour even in conflict situationElaborate, communicate and transmit synthetic informationWell-developed communication skills both orally and written.Capability to work closely with others and lead cross functional teamsAt Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply nowSummaryLocation: GorgonzolaType: Full time

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