Category Buyer - IT

at  Thales

At Thales, we know technology has the ability to make our world more secure, sustainable, and inclusive – and that it’s all driven by human intelligence.
Because it takes human intelligence to build and power the systems and solutions that people depend on every day. So we stay curious and make space for diverse points of view. We share what we know and we challenge what’s possible.
From manufacturing and engineering to cybersecurity and space, we’re driving progress in some of the world’s most important industries – and working together to build a future we can all trust.
Our corporate team is a central hub for Thales Australia. It’s where our business operations come together to make sure our teams across Australia have access to the business services they need. Across our business, you role will be to partner and lead cross-functional collaboration and help us build out Thales’ capabilities in a robust way and open up new opportunities at Thales.
A great opportunity has become available for an Procurement - IT Commodity Manager to join our team.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

• Procurement experience or Strategic Sourcing within a high-tech environment
• Experience in Procurement, Contract Management or Commercial experience
• Experience working in a complex Project environment
• Experience working within a large organisation and dealing with all levels of management
• Experience in negotiating and managing contract spends of up to $30M per annum
• Strong Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to develop strong relationship with internal stakeholders and influence decisions
• Strong skill base in IT productivity tools such as Office and Excel
• High levels of responsiveness and internal customer focus

YOUR ROLE

Working from our Sydney HQ, Sydney Olympic Park, on Wann-gal land, your role purpose will be:

• Defining Long Term Procurement Strategy for IT purchases across Thales AU
• Setting up contractual agreements;
• Analysing and reporting on Spend Management;
• Executing the sourcing strategy through a disciplined RFI/ RFQ tendering process;
• Influencing the design and/ or specification to generate additional savings; Proposing a negotiation strategy and lead the negotiation;
• Managing the supplier’s performance (quality, cost and timely delivery), including risks and opportunities; o Leading the supplier performance review program;
• Managing key Project stakeholders.

To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

• Procurement experience or Strategic Sourcing within a high-tech environment
• Experience in Procurement, Contract Management or Commercial experience
• Experience working in a complex Project environment
• Experience working within a large organisation and dealing with all levels of management
• Experience in negotiating and managing contract spends of up to $30M per annum
• Strong Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to develop strong relationship with internal stakeholders and influence decisions
• Strong skill base in IT productivity tools such as Office and Excel
• High levels of responsiveness and internal customer focu