Category Manager Supply Chain and Logistic Services

Location: Orlando, United States of America

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Regional Category Manager Supply Chain and Logistics Services

Orlando, FL or Austin, TX- Hybrid

Position Summary

We are looking for a Regional Category Manager Supply Chain and Logistics Services is in charge of one or several procurement categories for the entire region in which the operate.  He/she works in close relation with the Product / Project Procurement organizations and the relevant stakeholders.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Strategy

• Permanently develop and enrich the regional strategy for the category / commodity (as a part of the category) short mid and long term, based on entities needs.

• Ensure a perfect knowledge and buy-in of the category strategy of the Product / Project Procurement organization or the relevant stakeholders, and by entities / regions.

Competitiveness

• Monitor the market for their category, including key actors and suppliers, economic evolution, innovations, technology, in order to propose the most up-to-date solutions to businesses.

• Provide business with insights as to how products / projects could be more competitive, based on their monitoring.

• Prepare Make or Buy decision, in collaboration with project / product procurement manager or relevant stakeholders.

Supplier Management

• Organize competitions, assess and select best suppliers for their category / commodity, in close collaboration with entities / regions and with regular feedback loops/ Negotiate contracts and own the relationship with the suppliers for their category / commodity.

• Is responsible for the compliance of the purchase contracts with the laws, the Thales regulations and the customers requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, procurement or comparable field of study with at least 7 years of relevant work experience in procurement or Master’s degree in procurement or business administration with at least 5 years of relevant work experience in procurement or in lieu of a degree, 12 years of relevant procurement work experience as equivalency.

• At least 3 years leading P3 sourcing projects greater than $300k spend and High Risk

• Prior experience creating and deploying category strategy to secure short and long term vision of a commodity/ies applying procurement expertise to aid in meeting the same

• At least 4 years of experience in Make/Buy, Should Cost Analysis approaches and inputs as well as supplier risk assessment and mitigation planning

• Strong knowledge of the regional market for their commodity: Transportation, Logistics and/or Warehousing

• Demonstrated experience negotiating contractual terms and conditions within an international, complex, matrixed environment.

• Prior experience working with Cost Lever methodology.

• Ability to synthesize large amounts of data to make analytical decisions based using Excel (pivot tables) etc.

Ability to speak French, Spanish and/or Portuguese would be ideal.

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Special Position Requirements

Schedule: Core Business Hours are Monday-Friday. The expectation is that you are working a full eight-hour day, adjusting your scheduled hours of work to accommodate your workload, as well as hours of work to accommodate meetings with partners throughout North America, but also to facilitate effective and timely meetings and communication with the Global partners overseas.

Physical Environment: This role has been designated as a Hybrid position, with the current expectation that, when you are not traveling, that you will physically work from your assigned Thales office at least two days each week.

Travel: Travel is required, and is anticipated to be as much as 20-25% annually, both domestically and internationally.

Customer Location Based or Site Visits: Position may require occasional travel to and from one or more customer sites.

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following: 

•Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance.

•Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period. 

•Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off. 

•Company provided Life Insurance,

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

Thales champions inclusion and we believe diversity strengthens the fabric of our culture. Thales is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

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The reference Total Target Compensation(TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:
•Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance

•Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period

•Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

•Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program