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.
The Thales Alenia Space (TAS) Procurement department is looking for an Operations Excellence Manager (W/M) based in Rome or Turin to support the Indirect Procurement team.
Within this team :
- You are responsible to improve/transform the way of working in order to optimize the team productivity and efficiency
- You are the focal point toward TAS/Thales Procurement Process & Tool, Budget and Performance, Supplier Performance Manager/Supplier Development Manager and Strategy teams to align processes, share best practices, organize training and ensure proper reporting
- You manage the transversal projects in coordination with the Global Category Managers Group, Team Leader, Category Managers and Buyers belonging to the Indirect Procurement Segment in charge of the following Procurement categories: General Expenses, Hardware&Software/IT and Support Services
- You facilitate communication between Indirect Procurement and THALES teams and/or TAS Entities or other functions when needed
Main responsibilities:
By joining us, you will be in charge of the following missions :
- Be the “go to” person regarding the Procurement process for our team, also for the main TAS stakeholders to reinforce / secure link with Category buyers and managers whether from TAS or THALES when no clear ownership is defined
- To ensure the Performance Reporting consolidation, check the correct attribution and drive the monthly reviews by:
- focusing on KPIs status by Category
- analyzing discrepancies vs. Targets
- setting and driving regular exchanges between Segment Manager/Team Leader/Category Managers TAS and Thales by Category
- To support the Segment Manager and Segment Team Leader during Multi Year Budget exercise by coordinating and collecting contributions by Category
- Be the point of contact with TAS Project Procurement Managers Project and Product to collect highlights/initiatives or any significant input from Business or Competence Centers; share with Category Manager and Buyers on regular basis
- To coordinate / lead the transversal projects, such as the management of : anti-corruption, ESG, supplier risks & impacts, reverse factoring, CAPEX…
- To understand needs, assess best approach and ensure execution either yourself or by leveraging the team members
- Be the voice of Segment towards Process & Tools team to gather needs and provide feedback, or towards other functions such as CFO, Legal, AUDIT boards
- To industrialize reporting needs either proactive and/or reactive (annual plan, Strategies, Activities/Projects, etc.),
- To update and train Category Buyers and Category Managers on new projects/instructions
- In collaboration with Category Buyers and Category Managers to identify, propose or represent the Indirect Procurement Segment on efficiency projects with the aim to reduce administrative tasks such as manual Purchase Orders, Low Value Purchase Orders, audits or Cyber assessment,
- To identify communication best practices with the Category Buyers and Managers and propose best & harmonized approach for each category
- To evangelize procurement process and ensure Indirect procurement strategies application across TAS entities, other transverse functions and Business Lines / Competence Centers.
- To organize and coordinate training sessions for Category Buyers and Managers
- To animate and collect feedback from the team, help the Segment manager and Team Leader to set an action plan and ensure regular follow up
- To manage Seminar and event Organization
At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!
What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
