General Description
Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain
A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a general space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.
Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.
The Manager Operational Procurement & Data Management TAS-E is responsible for leading Operational Buyer (Tactical Buyers + Manufacturing Buyers) Teams and Master Data within his Country. She or he manages hierarchically the Operational Procurement Team, hierarchically reports to the JV Operational Procurement Director and Data Management and functionally to the Procurement Country Referent and/or COO depending on the topics. She or he is in charge of the transactional Procurement for all the Categories,



including General Procurement with delegation of autority She or he provides supervisory direction, guidance and priorities to the staff under her/his responsibility and ensures they are able to meet or exceed internal customer's expected service levels.
She or he acts as a TAS-E GENEX ISIT Segment Referent fully responsible to Lead all tasks related to General Procurement Categories as part of TAS Segment A&F; team working with TAS JV GENEX ISIT Director, JV Team Leader and JV Category Managers in order to properly apply TAS/Thales Strategy.
Mission Description Operational Procurement Manager
Contribute to the formulation of and responsible for the execution of TAS procurement strategy in TAS-E by managing her/his team and by coaching and influencing all supply chain actors and TAS-E stakeholders
Implement Change Management by ensuring full interaction with TAS JV OP Organization in the frame of a new JV OP Model implementation
Ensure succecssful new ERP (SAP for Space) implementation in TAS-E (transition phase to full deployment) without impacts on the operational proc service level
Define and put in place initiatives and innovative solutions either to optimize resources and headcount in the Country and improve the operational efficiency
Drive the professionalization of the OP team in her/his Country and develop team's tools, methods, capabilities and skills by ensuring synergy with JV OP teams
Set objectives to the OP Teams in his/her Country taking into

📌 Operational Procurement Manager & Genex Ist Referent Tas-E (Madrid)
🏢 Thales
📍 Madrid