Job Description

Location: Singapore, Singapore
Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.
Thales established its presence in Singapore in 1973 to support the expansion of aerospace-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Throughout the last four decades, the company grew from strength to strength and is today involved in the primary businesses of Aerospace (including Air Traffic Management), Defence & Security, Ground Transportation and Digital Identity & Security. Thales today employs over 2,100 people in Singapore across all its business areas.

Responsibilities:

• Act as deputy to the Supply Chain Manager
• As and when required to be the internal and external interface
• Perform duties and tasks on an as directed / as needed basis
• Ensure that the materials needed are made available as per Installation / T&C / Customer needs.
• Monitor Supplier acknowledgement of the PO by the supplier to the Tactical Buyer.
• If needed expedite through Tactical Buyer / Category Buyer depending the level of escalation needed. Inform the Work Package Managers on the potential impact and plan mitigation as needed to avoid / minimize site disruptions.
• Coordinate / organise deliveries to Warehouse, schedule for quality checks, and arrange for collection materials as needed by project teams
• Managing suppliers to meet their performance obligation via bi-weekly meetings with stakeholders (Quality, HSE, WPM, and PM).
• Managing non-commercial topics with suppliers.
• Escalating commercial topics to Category Buyer.

The coordination activities includes:

• Bill of Materials from Design team
• Scope of Work from Work Package Managers
• Plan / Schedule from Work Package Managers / Planners
• Procurement Budget from Project Procurement Managers
• Quotes from Buyers for Commercial-Of-The-Shelf / Built to Print / Known or repeat purchases
• Quote/offer from Buyer for Installation / Key Acquisition.
• Purchase Order issuance to the supplier

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in Supply Chain / Material Planning & Purchasing related experience
• Degree / Diploma holder in relevant discipline of Supply Chain Management studies
• Skilled at working in a fast-paced environment open to constant change in demands
• Able to solve and handle problems effectively, and make decisions with minimal supervision
• A good team player who is keen to learn and able to work well with various levels of seniority

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!