Procurement Projects/Bids Manager

Location: Bangalore, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

The Procurement Product / Bid / Project Specialist reports to a Procurement Manager Products, Bids and Projets (PPM) or to a BL Procurement head.
Key Figures :
- The turnover of the Bids / Projects or Products he works for
- The amount of procurement for these Bids / Projects or Products
- The savings, coming from the suppliers, on the costs of the solutions designed
The Procurement Product / Bid / Project Specialist’s main mission is to develop and promote Thales procurement competitiveness internally as well as externally (customer, consortia, etc...). His main tasks are :
• To 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 and to define the acquisition strategy whilst taking into account :
o The offer available on the market / the accessible innovations or breakthroughs on the market
o The Make or Buy analysis (both structural and project-oriented)
o The prime contract requirements, with an appropriate flow down according to the acquisition context
o The access to Market criteria (KIP, partnership, ToT)
o The Thales Group Procurement policies
o The acquisition needs within the Bid/ Project / Product, to organize these needs into Procurement work packages
o The legal and regulatory requirements (export control, environmental rules, social regulations)
• To define the resulting acquisition plan, in order to optimize the cost of the Procurement parts, with the support of the Global Category Managers/Category Managers/Category Buyers
• To execute the acquisition plan (in project phase / product development and production phase) in accordance with the allocated targets ( Time, Quality, Total Cost of Ownership, Risks & Opportunities ) and update the procurement dashboard
• To liaise with operational teams and Category Buyers to monitor the execution of the Procurement plan
• To define and monitor the contractual requirements of the acquisition
• To comply with the “Manage Acquisition” process as per Chorus 2 and use the acquisition tools in place in the organization ( e-Acquisition, ERP,…) for all activities

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