Responsable Approvisionnement

Thales • Montreal, QC

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The role of the Tactical Purchasing Manager / Supply Chain Manager consists of managing short and medium-term purchases to meet the non-inventory operational needs of Thales Canada Avionique and Thales Solutions Numériques entities. This role has full responsibility for the Tactical Buyer scope. This role is focused on reactivity and efficiency in a dynamic environment. This role requires a high degree of autonomy and rigor to organize work and to comply with legal rules and the Thales process.

Requirements

• Spoken and written language: Fluent French and English.
• Knowledge in purchasing and procurement: Understanding of purchasing processes, negotiation techniques, and supplier selection criteria.
• Supplier management: Ability to evaluate, select, and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality, deadlines, and costs.
• Supply chain management skills: Understanding of delivery times, and coordination with internal teams (engineering, purchasing, finance, etc.).
• Practice of analysis and problem-solving techniques (PDCA, etc.).
• Proficiency in IT tools: Use of ERP software and data analysis tools (SAP), Power BI, SharePoint, Excel.
• Negotiation skills.
• Communication skills: Very good interpersonal skills to collaborate with suppliers and internal teams.
• Organization and priority management: Ability to manage multiple requests and emergencies while respecting deadlines.
• Adaptability and reactivity: Ability to adapt quickly to changing internal needs.
• This position requires good knowledge of English to interact, support and/or provide services to international clients, employees and/or partners as well as foreign government authorities who do not speak French.
• This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the strategic development of the BL's tactical buyer role by participating in transformation and continuous improvement.
• Integrate and participate in activities within the Noram and Group Purchasing community.
• Support upstream acquisition activities. Receive purchase requests and verify their compliance.
• Process the transformation of a PR into a PO by validating the status and compliance of the selected supplier, the contract, the submission data (depending on the case, assist with submission analysis, conduct negotiation, collect export data) and take the required actions with Category Managers / Category Buyers.
• Create the PO: ensure data validity, attach all adequate documents, transmit the PO to the supplier.
• Manage the PO: obtain acknowledgment of receipt, track delivery dates, process PO cancellations. In case of modification, follow up with the requester, the supplier and keep the ERP updated.
• Manage billing disputes: Support finance in settling invoices.
• Monitor performance indicators for their scope of activity and propose any corrective actions.
• Support the creation and updating of supplier data, in collaboration with the Process & Tools teams and Category Managers / Category Buyers.
• Ensure data integrity in the ERP and contribute to keeping the group e-Acquisition database up to date.
• Support sales, programs, and purchasing teams in organizing missions.

Benefits

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on insurance (home, and auto).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed