Sub-Contract Manager

3 weeks ago

Templecombe, Somerset, United Kingdom Thales Full time
Job Description

Thales is seeking a highly skilled Sub-Contract Manager to join our team in Templecombe, United Kingdom. As a Sub-Contract Manager, you will play a critical role in supporting the Marine Sensor Enhancement Team (MSET) contract, a £1.85 billion contract that aims to maximise days at sea for the Royal Navy Fleet by ensuring sustained, long-term availability and resilience of critical assets, spares, and repairs over the next 15 years.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and be accountable for the overall performance and compliance of key Suppliers.
  • Coordinate and lead sub-contract reviews, including identification and mobilisation of internal support required to execute sub-contracts from other Thales departments.
  • Be responsible for and monitor the performance of Suppliers and update the procurement dashboard, including engagement with other Procurement key stakeholders as appropriate.
  • Be accountable for the monthly measurement of Supplier metrics and enforcement of contractual agreements where Key Performance Indicators are not being met.
  • Ensure appropriate Supplier Relationship Management and Performance Management techniques are employed with Suppliers to improve performance, mitigate risk, and capture innovation from Suppliers.
  • Recognise and identify subcontract claims as they develop and manage the timely resolution under changing provisions where possible, obtaining legal expertise where necessary.
  • Support negotiation of sub-contracts, including appropriate Customer flow down, to achieve timely performance while minimising programme risk and exploiting programme opportunities.
  • Ensure continuous monitoring and action against Risks, Opportunities (including Cost Savings) through execution of such complex Sub-Contracts.
About You
  • You will have a demonstrable understanding of the procurement lifecycle, procurement strategy, and supplier management in best practice environments through bid, project, product development, and production phases.
  • You will have a strong technical awareness of the end-to-end procurement activities, including experience of project management, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks and assess opportunities.
  • You will possess excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills with experience building and managing strong, long-lasting relationships across internal stakeholders, partners, and Suppliers.
  • You will have proven relevant experience in a mid-to-senior level procurement role, with a record of success.
  • You will have demonstrable experience working within a complex, multinational, multi-site organisation and working with different cultures, with experience within Space, Defence, Aerospace, or other comparable industries being desirable.
Benefits at Thales

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 core benefits include a pension plan, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, as well as an employee assistance programme.

In addition, our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefits to suit your needs. You can choose to add a number of optional benefits, including healthcare cash plan, health assessments, family cover private medical insurance, buying/selling annual leave, gym membership discounts, and much more. You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site.

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.

Your health and wellbeing 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.

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