Execution and Performance Manager Payload Equipment

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

**About the job**

**Role & Responsibilities & Tasks: Radio Frequency equipment Execution & Performance Manager**

In charge of the supplier contract execution management:

- Lead the control of the execution of the supplier contract from signature to delivery, with the objective to deliver the products on time and on quality to the projects and the Competence Centers
- Manage supplier activities according to the Statement of Work and Statement of Applicability and the Surveillance Plan, relying on the Thales best practices
- Manage and formalize change requests through contractual change notices with the supplier and in cooperation with the Category Buyer
- Coordinate with Programs and suppliers performance through formal reviews all along the contract
- Actively collaborate with suppliers on performance action plan
- Responsible for the deployment of corrective and preventive action plans which address process, product, or component alerts

Risk analysis:

- supporting Tactical Buyer/Category Buyer/Audit team for capability assessment during supplier selection process
- Manage continuously updated risk control analysis and related actions during execution
- Responsible for preventive action plans which address process, product, or component
- Consolidate and analyse at Joint Venture level the forecasts from sites vs supplier global capability, alerting internally or at supplier level for gaps
- Act to improve the overall interface between TAS and the Supplier, using lessons learned for the continuous improvement of supplier
- Participate to development reviews and follow-up for complex products
- Organize and conduct the suppliers performance reviews with the Category Manager
- Responsible to deliver operational supplier performance KPI in a collaborative approach
- Monitor and report to the Manager on a regularly basis the global performance action plan addressing two main topics: quality and punctuality
- Issue and Validate Supplier KPI at Joint Venture level
- Prepare and finalize with Category Buyers formal Claims including the Liquidated Damages
- Support Group initiatives in order to improve supplier performances
- Throughout his network, she/he contributes to the identification of weak signals in coordination with Industry, Engineering, Services, Quality and Procurement departments
- Contribute to the knowledge of the complete Supply Chain starting from the tier one supplier and identify weaknesses
- In case of local Supply Chain crisis, leads the Task Force

**Principal Relationships**
- TAS JV RF segment manager
- Business Lines products commodity manager
- TAS JV Cost Account Managers & Program managers
- TAS I Procurement, Finance and Contract Management Teams
- TAS JV Quality Assurance Teams and Engineering Teams.
- Organizations in the TAS supply chain

**Key Performance Indicators**
- Full adherence of the supplier to its contractual commitments: On Time Delivery, On Conformance Delivery, no impact in term of delivery, workmanship, quality and cost on TAS programs
- Risk Management: anticipation and mitigation plan
- Close monitoring of the supplier with weekly reporting and daily meeting in case of crisis
- Regular reporting to the management and to the “internal” customers.

**About you**

**Experience and Skills***

A proven track record based on direct experience of
- Development / manufacture procurement project management
- Commercially astute with technical skills in Radio Frequency domain
- Communication and influencing skills to build productive relationships at all levels of the business
- Knowledge of development and industrial project reviews.
- Knowledge of risk management
- Advanced ability to interpret and analyze

**Education & Qualifications**:

- Engineer school
- Competency on Technical aspect, in particular on RF related technologies for Space / Aerospace markets
- Ability in Project Management and People (supplier and internal contributors) coordination in an international environment.
- Fluent in Italian language ; Negotiation level in English

**Personality / Behaviours / Values**

Can demonstrate a positive example in relation to the Leadership Model;
- Be organized, rigorous and synthetic
- Be Ambitious and Accountable
- Perform Through Co-operation
- Influence Key Stakeholders
- Manage Self and be reliable and accurate.

Regular travels is required in Europe and overseas.

The job requires a flexible and “can do” approach to perf