Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

WHAT THE ROLE HAS TO OFFER:

• Opportunity to expand your skill-set within the procurement field.
• Career progression – this is a senior role which will sit within the IAS Management structure.
• Newly created role which will report directly into the IAS function.

You are delivery focused with excellent stakeholder management and engagement skills. You will have experience of managing compressed lead times along with prioritization and reporting or report creation. Alongside this, the following skills and experience will set you up for success in the role:

• Demonstrable history of managing performance improvement projects.
• Understanding and knowledge of Quality Management principles and systems.
• Supply chain engineering experience within a low to medium volume environment, light mechanical / electro-mechanical production environment or other relevant sectors.
• Awareness and use of continuous improvement techniques and practical implementation of lean manufacturing.
• Experience of operational management, manufacturing and ERP systems, including routings, BOM`s, Concessions, Change Requests etc.
• Broad process knowledge including machining, assembly (both mechanical and electronic) and test.
• Industry experience in Defence, Aerospace and Security would be desirable.
• Business acumen, awareness of organisational models, markets, technologies