ThalesExecution and Performance Manager
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Manages supplier relationships, performance, and contract execution for space electronics and hardware products.
We are looking for an Execution and Performance Manager
Mission: Manage the relationship with the Suppliers, from contract signature to Products delivery. This encompasses all topics related to contract, technical, performance, planning and conformity of delivered products.
Expected skills and past experience
• Strong project management skills
• Solid technical background in development of electronic units
• Positive experience of supplier relationship management
• Fluent in English
Expected behaviors:
• Strong autonomy, rigor and transparency
• Fast and proactive problem solver
• Ability to maintain constructive relationships with both internal and external parties, whatever the criticality or complexity of topics to be addressed
• Wish to contribute to an agile and collaborative operating model, “One International Company”
• Mobility (regular travels)
Detailed responsibilities:
Before contract signature:
– Contributes to the Supplier selection, in the frame of the PVET (Supplier selection process) led by the MFT (Multi-Functional Team), by providing feedback on the Suppliers measured performance, current and forecast capacities in order to validate the reliability of the target planning.
– Coordinates a contract execution Surveillance Plan according to identified risks and opportunities
After contract signature:
• Leads the relationship with the Supplier all along the execution of the contract for all matters related to the supplied products (technical, industrial, planning, Quality, contractual), and manages the follow-up of activities in line with the Surveillance Plan
• Manage supplier activities according to Statement of Work and the Surveillance Plan, relying on the Thales best practices
• Manage and formalize change requests through contractual Change notices with the supplier and in cooperation with the Category Buyer
• Coordinate with Projects and suppliers performance through formal reviews all along the contract; Whenever necessary, coordinates the involvement of Engineering (validation of the design, evolution of specifications, deviations, …), Procurement (contractual modifications) or Quality (formal conformance validation), each of these functions remaining the owners of their respective fields of accountability
• Implements all necessary actions in order to early detect technical, quality or planning risks or issues which may impact TAS programmes schedule or Cost of Non Quality, and mobilise all necessary means to ensure a quick and thorough treatment.
• Provides internal clients and Central Functions (Operational & Forecast Planning, Finance, Quality) with regular technical, planning, risk & opportunities, costs status and forecast information, using JV tools (mainly SAP)
• Manages all formal reviews all along the contract (Equipment Qualification Status Review, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Test Review Board, Delivery Review Board in line with the Surveillance Plan, ensures the exhaustiveness of the deliverables, gets approved (by Engineering, Quality) the related data, and authorizes the delivery of the goods with the related financial consequences (payments, calculation of penalties to be negotiated by Procurement, …)
• Performs supplier performance evaluation according to TAS and JV defined parameters
• Responsible for the deployment of corrective and preventive action plans which address process, product, or component alerts
• Risk analysis:
- supporting Category Buyer/Audit team for capability assessment during supplier selection process
- Manage continuously updated risk control analysis and related actions during execution
- Responsible for preventive action plans which address process, product, or component
- Consolidate and analyse at JV level the forecasts from sites vs supplier global capability, alerting internally or at supplier level for gaps
- Act to improve the overall interface between TAS and the Supplier, using lessons learned for the continuous improvement of supplier
- Ensure application of follow up process (from Kick off till Delivery and SPA - Supplier Performance Assessment
- In case of local Supply Chain crisis, leads the Task Force
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Type of contract: Permanent
Experience: 6 – 11 Years
CCNL Met/Ind – B3 Category
€ 41.424,25 - € 51.823,67
VC Target Rate up to 8%
CIPI up to 1.822€
Performance Bonus (PDR): up to 4.550€
At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!How we rate this
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