Category Buyer

Thales

Operational Support :

• Ensure the BAs receive all required information to raise the Purchase Orders

Procurement Competitiveness Capture:

• Sourcing activities and market monitoring for defined categories including key players, newcomers, economic evolutions, market or regulation constraints, innovations and technology in order to support the development of the most up to date category strategies to the businesses.
• Based on the above provide insights as to how products / projects could be more competitive via the adoption of different suppliers / methodologies / technology etc.

Governance, Leadership and Performance Management:

• Ensure appropriate governance is applied using KPIs and root cause corrective actions

Supplier / Acquisition Management:

• Performance management of the supply base in line with the standards set out by the Global Category Manager .
• Ensure that supplier competitions follow the governance process and are balanced and fair in order to improve business and customer performance.

Lead contract activities with supplier and ensure that compliance assessment of the supplier is matching Thales group rules

• Ensure that global contracts / framework agreements are adopted and utilised.
• Ensure that Thales e-Acquisition and all THALES procurement tools are fully used.
• Based on the performance management of the supply base identify the suppliers who require focused development actions and ensure that the Supplier Development Team have the required support / leverage in order for these actions to be successful.

Work Experience Requirements

3+ years experience in Engineering.

Experience working in project/program, design / product development with cross-functional teams.

Demonstrable experience in bids/project or procurement topics (e.g. negotiation, supplier meetings, visits) is desirable.

Qualification, Certification & Educational Requirements

Diploma in Engineering Electronics field preferred

Experience/Diploma in Procurement desirable

English language fluency is required

Arabic language is desirable

Preferred Skills

Hard Skills : Engineering background in Electronics and product/service associated knowledge to allow leverage in negotiation with supplier/ good understanding of supplier s capabilities

Skills in the field of market survey / sourcing experience desired

Ability to implement operational supply chain strategy

Contractual knowledge especially of framework agreements, Liability & insurance.

Ability to lead negotiation including import / export considerations

Understanding of the market for the categories under his/her control but also ability to understand the customer s needs and program issues

Good knowledge of a best practice acquisition Process.

Soft Skills : Capability to work within cross functional and international multi organizational teams (teamwork)

Open minded (listen, share ideas etc.) and able to bring added value and new ideas

Ability to take initiatives with a good capacity of analysis and of synthesis

Ability to prioritize tasks

Ability to represent Thales and to demonstrate Thales values

Good written and verbal communication skills