Tactical Buyer (m/f)

thales· Thales Alenia Space España
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📍 Madrid Tres CantosFull time

About this role

Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, Spain

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global 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.

Within a regional procurement center, the Tactical Buyer is involved in the transactional procurement process of PR/PO (Procurement Requisition/Procurement Order). Also responsible for transforming a PR into a PO using the different elements coming from category buyers, in a time frame (SLA) and to follow up the PO. The Tactical Buyer may periodically be required to expedite and follow-up on Procurement orders to ensure specific timing and quality requirements are met, including post award responsibility for supplier deliveries. In addition, the Tactical Buyer will support the category team in quote preparation, data analytics, quotes summaries, discrepant supplier inputs, and other tasks related to the sourcing process.


Key Figures:
The number of PO dealt a year
The different typology of PO (codified items, generics,…)

Missions:
'• Receiving procurement requests and verifying their conformity to operating methods.
• Transforming procurement requests into procurement orders.
• Managing purchasing order cancellation, rescheduling or PO information change (quantity, price).
• Analysis of quotations and summarization for category buyers.
• Make sure that suppliers acknowledge P.O. receipt and provide delivery commitment.
• Follow-up and expediting of Procurement orders.
• Ensuring accuracy of the order, GL account, or project number, ship to location, supplier information on Procurement order, and relevant notes/comments on the Procurement order document.
• Managing disputes and problem solution.
• Managing local negotiations within the DoA threshold.
• RFx management in e-ACQ under DoA.
• Prepare reports on Procurements, including cost analysis.


What do we offer?

  • Flexible schedule, from 8 to 9.30 and 16.30 until 18h.
  • Thales Concilia: a set of advantages and free services and others at reduced prices.
  • Free and healthy canteen.
  • Enjoy discounts and special promotions on products and services thanks to Club Ahorro.
  • 22 working days of vacation, 6 days of free disposal and closing days that do not consume vacations at Christmas and Easter.
  • Thales Flex: Personalized flexible compensation plan in which you can choose how to distribute your salary (health insurance, childcare vouchers, transportation and training).
  • Annual bonus.
  • Fixed profit bonus of 739,76€.
  • Sharing Thales program: become a Thales shareholder.
  • Hybrid work plan.
  • Pension Plan with monthly contributions on your behalf to your Pension Plan.
  • Wellness Plan: thematic webinars and access to our company clubs.
  • Medical and physiotherapy service at the workplace.
  • We continuously create an inclusive, respectful and cooperative environment.

#SPACEFORLIFE

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!

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Is the Tactical Buyer (m/f) role at thales full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Tactical Buyer (m/f) role in the Thales Alenia Space España department at thales.
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