Société : Thales Lieu : Herstal Wallonia Site source : Talent BE
Thales Belgium SA, Belgium competence center of Thales, is a company located on 2 sites, one in Tubize (near Brussels) and the other one in Herstal (near Liège).
Thales Belgium, which employs more than 280 collaborators, is specialized in the design, development and supply of critical information systems for customers in the sectors of Defense, Security (including Cyber) and Aerospace.Mission:
Working in close cooperation with project managers and bid managers, the portfoliomanager consolidates project needs in terms of objectives, resources, planning and budgets.The portfoliomanager works in close cooperation with the production department in order to provide a clear and consolidated view of the various ongoing projects.The portfoliomanager plays a key role regarding the acquisition needs by consolidating them and he is in charge of defining the most appropriate procurement solution.
He represents the department towards external stakeholders such as suppliers.
As a member of the bid team, the portfoliomanager provides recommendations during the bid construction phase by providing advices on solution available on the market and identifying potential savings.The portfoliomanager promotes design to cost analysis in order to increase the competitiveness across the portfolio.Main Responsibilities:
During bid construction phase:
To provide recommendations (what solutions are available, is there anything that can be optimize from an acquisition standpoint) to the bid managerTo streamline procurement needs related to the opportunity funnel.During project execution:
To consolidate needs.To promote design to cost analysis with the suppliers in order to increase the competitiveness across the portfolio and to define the most appropriate acquisition strategy whilst taking into account:
The offer available on the marketThe Make or Buy analysis (both structural and project-oriented)The prime contract requirements, with an appropriate flow down according to the acquisition contextThe access to Market criteria (KIP, partnership, ToT,…)The acquisition needs within the PortfolioThe legal and regulatory requirements (export control, environmental rules, social regulations…To define the resulting acquisition plan with the support of BuyersTo execute the acquisition plan in accordance with the allocated targets (Time, Quality, Total Cost of Ownership, Risks & Opportunities)To liaise with operational teams and Category Buyers to monitor the execution of the Procurement planTo define and monitor the contractual requirements of the acquisitionProfile:
Required level of studies and experienceGraduate degree in commercial management or business administration, with at least 5 years’ experience in an international environment.An experience working for the defence sector is clearly an asset;Knowledge and skillsYou are a true leader;You are business oriented, proactive and autonomous;You have excellent communication skills;You like to analyze figures and you are particularly familiar with commercial data (pricing and terms and conditions);You have strong spoken and written communication skills;You are able to work inside matrix teams and you are a real team-player;You are fluent in French and English (oral and written communication);At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs.
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