Project Procurement Manager

Location: Firenze, Italy

In 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.

**General Description and Missions**

Within a GBU, the Procurement Product / Bid / Project Specialist is supporting Procurements that are part of a Bid / Project / Product delivery. In the integrated Team, he/she represents and promotes the Procurement organisation. He/She is provides the best procurement solution (competitiveness, quality, on time delivery),fullfilling the customer needs and aligned with Thales Procurement strategy led by the Global Category Managers.To this end, and to introduce supplier innovations to our solutions, he/she will play a key role in the early stages (pre Gate 1 / definition phase) of Bids, Projects and/or Product teams activities.

**Context & Position within Company**

Located within their Region, the PPM must keep a close link with the business and with the supply base.
- Bearing Contract responsibilities for all suppliers contract.
- Implement and follow up Procurement Contracts securing quality and timely deliveries.
- Encourage cross-functional collaboration during design and validation.
- Ensure supplier compliance with commercial and technical requirements.
- Systematically perform competitive tendering to increase saving opportunities assuring flow down of Customer’s T&C involving relevant Category Buyer for Bid/Project Contract definition.
- Be always focused on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach.
- Manage Project Material Estimate at Completion (EAC) incl. Risk & Opportunities.
- Capability to perform Value analysis and cost drivers identification.ù

**Missio **ns and responsibilities**

The Procurement Product / Bid / Project Specialist’s main mission is to develop and promote Thales procurement competitiveness internally as well as externally (customer, consortia, etc...). His main tasks are:

- To challenge the acquisition needs and requirements and to promote design to cost analysis with the suppliers, during the definition phase of the solution, in order to increase the competitiveness of the solution and to define the acquisition strategy whilst taking into account:

- The offer available on the market / the accessible innovations or breakthroughs on the market
- The Make or Buy analysis (both structural and project-oriented)
- The prime contract requirements, with an appropriate flow down according to the acquisition context
- The access to Market criteria (KIP, partnership, ToT, )
- The Thales Group Procurement policies
- The acquisition needs within the Bid/ Project / Product, to organize these needs into Procurement work packages
- The legal and regulatory requirements (export control, environmental rules, social regulations )
- To define the resulting acquisition plan, in order to optimize the cost of the Procurementd parts, with the support of the Global Category Managers/Category Managers/Category Buyers
- To execute the acquisition plan (in project phase / product development and production phase) in accordance with the allocated targets ( Time, Quality, Total Cost of Ownership, Risks & Opportunities ) and update the procurement dashboard
- To liaise with operational teams and Category Buyers to monitor the execution of the Procurement plan
- To define and monitor the contractual requirements of the acquisition
- To comply with the “Manage Acquisition” process as per Chorus 2 and use the acquisition tools in place in the organization ( e-Acquisition, ERP, ) for all activities

**Requirements**:
Engineering degree or Master degree

Experience in Procurement is necessary. An experience in designing solutions for customer will be a plus.

Technical Skills:

- Understanding of the BL business model and of products’ lifecycles
- Make or Buy and risk management skills
- Basics in Finance
- Long term vision of product or project
- Ability to commit and to deliver
- Procurement experience
- Bid and Project Management competencies
- Bring added value / capture innovation
- Knowledge in cost evaluation, Design to Value, Lean approach.
- Basics skills in regulations (export control, Reach, etc...)

Soft Skills:

- Capability to manage by influence and to convince
- Open minded (listen, share ideas) and bring added value / capture innovation
- Capability to animate international multi organization project (or bid) teams (requesters, Global Category Managers/Category Managers/Category Buyers, contract management, )
- Capability to speak out and to handle conflicts / problem resolution
- To be agile (adapt in a complex environment, open to multi-cultural aspects )
- Excellent intercommunication in written and verbal formats in his environment
- Ability to prioritize tasks while meeting deadlines in high-pres