Procurement Category Manager

3 days ago

Sydney, Australia Thales Full time

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

At Thales Australia, we research, develop, and supply technology and services in the aerospace, transportation, defence and security space. Our work impacts the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We are one of the leading innovative engineering and technology companies in Australia doing things that most companies would never be exposed to.

**Our Opportunity**

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Category Manager to join our team covering a large portfolio category.

Reporting directly to the Director of Purchasing, this key role will be responsible for providing support for a number of procurement categories.
***This role will lead the procurement of complex Civil Work/Construction & Installations activities across various market sectors in Australia and other complex procurement requirements including batteries for our protected vehicles and sub-systems for our underwater systems business. You’ll ensure that the execution of the sourcing strategy is in line with the business and corporate objectives, and that timeframes and deliverables are aligned in order to deliver the best overall outcome (cost, service and/or quality) for Thales **Australia.**

**This broad role will provide you with an opportunity to **cover all the market sectors within Thales Australia, and the opportunity to engage with stakeholders from varying levels across the team.**

**You’ll also -**
- **Define Long Term Procurement Strategy for your categories**:

- **Lead the tendering process for bids and projects involving your areas**:

- **Support the Supply Chain process by managing the supplier’s performance (quality, cost and timely delivery), including risks and opportunities.**

**How About You?**

**To fit in nicely with the team and requirements of this role we are looking for strategic-minded category management experts who posses the following**:

- **Extensive Procurement, Contract Management or Commercial experience in a complex Project environment**:

- **Experience in negotiating and managing contract spends of up to $50M per annum**:

- **Ability to develop strong relationship with internal stakeholders at all levels and influence decisions**:

- **Recognised professional accreditation (CIPS, EIPM, RICS or equivalent)**:

- **Business aware and customer oriented with organisation and commercial awareness**

**We are open for this role to be based anywhere on the east-coast of Australia, this role will require you to be able to travel interstate on occasions.**

**Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working.

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