Procurement Specialist

2 weeks ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Thales Full time
Job Overview

Thales UK is seeking an experienced Procurement Category Manager to join its Procurement function. In this role, you will be responsible for managing specific systems and equipment suppliers.

About the Role

We offer a competitive salary of £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits including pension plan, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, and employee assistance programme.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in direct procurement categories, ideally with experience working with technical/engineering stakeholders. They will also have experience developing, supporting, and implementing category strategy initiatives, as well as performance managing suppliers to above target performance.

Key Responsibilities
  • Accountability for ensuring the most up-to-date knowledge of the supplier market.
  • Leading major / business critical supplier selection exercises.
  • End-to-end performance responsibility for the acquisition process.
  • Supplier relationship management and continuous improvement of suppliers.


About You

To succeed in this role, you will need strong contractual knowledge, particularly of framework agreements and key clauses. You will also need the ability to lead complex negotiations, including import/export considerations, and have a good understanding of the market for the category, as well as customer drivers, needs, and programme issues.

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefits to suit your needs.

Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus, 27 days annual leave + 1 company day + UK public holidays as well as the opportunity to volunteer up to 3 days to support local charities/communities in which we work.

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