Category Buyer

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 youd be a good match
We are in search for a colleague who is/has:

• 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

Whats 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 (Publics Choice Award 2015) with our own Starbucks corner;
• Excellent work conditions with 40 holidays a year among other benefits.

LR 08 VKG 55/60

Interested
Reach out for more information to our Talent Acquisition Partner Gerlof Jan Heck via 31 (0) or .

Or Apply directly by clicking on the link below to upload your profile and show your interest.

An assessment could possibly be part of the procedure.

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