Category Buyer

Werken als Category Buyer bij Thales

About your future job

As Category Buyer F126 you are part of the Thales Netherlands Procurement team as well as the Global Category team. You are responsible for managing dedicated Work Packages consisting of a large subsystem within the segment B ‘Systems & Equipment (incl. their in-services-support)’ for the German F126 project.

Proactively and in close alignment with Legal & Contracts, the PPM (Procurement Project Manager) organization and GCM (Global Category Manager) organization you are responsible for closing contracts for dedicated Work Packages and amend existing contracts within F126, in line with the business needs and coherent with the strategy defined by the GCM for the worldwide Category.

You are part of a cross functional team between Procurement, Engineering, Legal & Contracts and Finance.

You closely align with the other Category Managers / Buyers within F126 to optimize over the various Work Packages and with the PPMs who execute the subcontracts according to their contractual baseline. Managing internal and external stakeholders is key in building close relations with your suppliers in order to make supplier knowledge and competitiveness available to the benefit of Thales products and services.

Your responsibilities include:

• Shape, communicate and steer implementation of the negotiation strategy
• Drive negotiation and contracting of suppliers
• Build and strengthen relations with suppliers
• Manage and continuously improve contract baselines of Work Packages already being executed
• Lead the team responsible for the Work Package to be contracted / amended
• Inform and report to stakeholders
• Create value and reduce risk in cooperation with the suppliers and stakeholders

Why you'd be a good match

• Strong negotiation skills
• Able to build good relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Experience with relational contracting is a strong plus
• Able to oversee and value interests in a broad perspective
• Communication skills
• Creative and solution oriented
• A decisive and stress resistant finisher
• Fluent in English and German
• Relevant strategic Procurement or commercial experience
• Completed relevant higher education
• Affinity with high tech business

What's in it for you

• An interesting job within motivated team in an international high-tech environment;
• Room for and attention to personal development and personal initiative;
• The opportunity to grow within the organization, for instance on a technical, managerial, commercial or international level;
• An open and flexible work environment where a good work-life balance is considered important;
• A pleasant workplace in "the best building in the Netherlands" (Public’s Choice Award, 2015) with our own Starbucks corner;
• Excellent work conditions, with 40 holidays a year, among other benefits.

Security Requirements

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