Procurement Project Manager

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Procurement Project Manager

This position is hybrid model in our São Bernardo do Campo unit.

Position Summary 

The Procurement Project Manager (PPM) is responsible to provide efficient and cost-effective value-added purchasing support.  Within the Global Business Unit (GBU), the PPM is responsible for supporting procurement activity that are part of a bid, project or product delivery.  Within the integrated team, the PPM represents and promotes the Procurement organization.  In their role, the PPM provides the best procurement solution (competitiveness, quality, on-time delivery), fulfilling the customer needs and aligned with Thales procurement strategy led by the Global Category Managers (GCM).  To this end, and to introduce supplier innovations to our solutions, the PPM plays a key role in the early stages of bids, projects and/or product/service delivery activities. This role is key to a major FAA project and setting up the supply chain and industrial solution with the Category Managers.

Key Areas of Responsibility 

• Develop and maintain the project procurement strategy using input from customer’s tender and prime contract documents, from the project management plan and project schedule from Project Management, project design documentation from Engineering, proposal documents from Marketing, and project financial data from Finance;
• Challenge the acquisition needs and requirements and to promote design to cost analysis with the suppliers, during the definition phase of the solution, in order to increase the competitiveness of the solution;
• Create work packages, including all required information to enable an RFQ/RFP (statement of work, delivery schedules, budget, etc.),
• Assign work packages to relevant Category Manger / Category Buyer
• Manage the development of the supply chain architecture to meet needs of the project with support from Regional and Global Category Management
• Optimize supply chain costs early in the life cycle ensuring savings are achieved against budget;
• Play a key role in defining and implementing strategies to meet U.S. Federal Procurement requirements including offsets, “Buy America” and Small Disadvantaged Business;
• Work closely with stakeholders including Project Management, Engineering, Marketing and Finance to ensure the procurement strategy is communicated and well understood;
• Support the flow of information with Project Management through regular reporting on the status of procurement activity - achievements, issues and goals; 
• Monitor project material costs and report deviations against the established project baseline;
• Play a key role in Make or Buy analysis;
• Contribute to Post Mortem Analysis (lessons learned) and implement required changes to support the project.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a relevant field of study;
• Procurement Management or ISM certifications;
• Project Management certification;
• Experience performing similar activities;
• Track record of success in a similar role in a relevant business or market;
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal;
• Excellent organization skills;
• Project management - planning, time management, problem solving, communication and teamwork;
• Interpersonal skills - ability to excel working in cross-functional teams;
• Ability to prioritize tasks while meeting deadlines in a high-pressure environment;
• Ability to influence in order to deliver business results.

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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 and Dental plans.  
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period.  
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.  
• Company provided Life Insurance. 

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