Procurement Project Manager

Location: Hengelo, Netherlands

About the team
For Thales Netherlands is Procured parts are a main stake in our customer solutions . With a team of about 45 colleagues procure in average 300 M Euro per year, partly within the Thales group. For our site in Hengelo we searching for a Procurement Project Manager ( PPM ) 

About your future job
Your main missions as PPM are: 

• To represent procurement in the bids, projects and products of Thales Hengelo
• Establishes and manages deployment of Mid Term Procurement strategy for the products
• Participates in the Bid organization, sets up action plans for Bids and challenges solutions. 
• Participates in the product organization, sets up action plans for products incl. a product acquisition plan that is describing procurement efforts today, that mid- and long term objectives and mitigation plans to reach the objectives. 
• Participates in the project organization, sets up action plans and monitors and reports on the progress and status. 
• Contributes to the Make-or-Buy approach.
• Draws upon the work of the Segment/Family Procurement officers 
• Identifying market innovation opportunities through advanced intelligence activities for the naval products 
• Involving suppliers in design upstream and optimizing risk-sharing 
• Participates in the product organization, sets up action plans for products 
• Manages Cost budgeting for specific products participates in the product team
• Manages the purchased part of an offer or a project, participates in bid reviews and develops acquisition plan (tool e-acquisition) 
• Challenges the technical solutions providing breakthrough with the support of the segments through Design for Cost (DfX) value engineering approach 
• Realize cost reduction of the products and equipment. 
• Make sure that we design what we can buy.
• Reports to the Team lead PPM or BL Procurement Director. 
• Secure the supply chain

Why you'd be a good match 
Your Education and  Experience

• 5-10 years of Engineering/ program management + Procurement experience in an international company.
• Technical background (electronic industry experience), + MBA preferred.
• Value Engineering/ Design to Cost / program management experience. 
• Fluent in the English language.
• Strategically capable, able to define and implement sourcing strategies for the sub domain in alignment with overall strategy of Domain and Procurement/Segment strategy. And influence overall business strategy where required. Has the capacity to compare the risks. 
• Commercially savvy. Contracting and Bid experienced. 
• Able to build strong relationships externally and internally, an excellent communicator.

A leader according Thales Group leadership competences: 

• Shape solutions out of complexity; to see both the overall and immediate picture; sharp thinker, make the right choices. 
• Be ambitious and Accountable. Proactive : team early, inform and take initiative. Accountability : feel and show ownership of important Procurement subjects (Strategy, contracts, savings, actions). Challenger. 
• Perform through cooperation; drive successfully cross functional Procurement process and teams. And seek synergies within and across entities. 
• Influence key stakeholders; work with Thales sub domain leaders, Engineering, Product management, Bid Management and Segment Procurement leaders, to ensure the right governance and performance on Procurement 
• "Manage Self; be a role model, pursue own development, recognize emotions, aware of strengths and areas for development. 
• To move forward in spite of potential obstacles and to remain determined and focused on the objectives to be achieved." 

What's in it for you 

• An interesting job within a nice team in an international high-tech environment;
• Room for and attention to personal development and personal initiative;
• The opportunity to grow within the organization, for instance on a technical, managerial, commercial or international level;
• An open and flexible work environment where a good work-life balance is considered important;
• A pleasant workplace in "the best building in the Netherlands" (Public’s Choice Award, 2015) with our own Starbucks corner;
• Excellent work conditions, with 40 holidays a year, among other benefits.

Level of responsibility

LR09 (Vakgroep 70) with a growth potential to LR 10 (vakgroep 80)

Interested?
Reach out for more information to our Talent Acquisition Partner Gerlof Jan Heck, via [email protected] or +31 (0) 638697390.

Would you like to apply directly? Then click on the link to show your interest.

An assessment could possibly be part of the procedure.

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