Procurement Project Manager & Category Buyer - F/H

Thales
France
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Education: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Negotiation","Interpersonal skills","Teamwork","Organization"]

Manage procurement projects across the full product lifecycle, including tenders and programs, ensuring competitiveness through supply chain innovation and alignment with product and bid objectives. As a Category Buyer for electrical components, develop and execute multi-year purchasing strategy, run fair tender processes (RFI/RFP), negotiate and maintain supplier contracts, and optimize costs using total cost of ownership. Partner with internal teams and suppliers to drive reporting and performance.

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Thales
Thales
4 days ago

Procurement Project Manager & Category Buyer - F/H

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Job Summary

Manage procurement projects across the full product lifecycle, including tenders and programs, ensuring competitiveness through supply chain innovation and alignment with product and bid objectives. As a Category Buyer for electrical components, develop and execute multi-year purchasing strategy, run fair tender processes (RFI/RFP), negotiate and maintain supplier contracts, and optimize costs using total cost of ownership. Partner with internal teams and suppliers to drive reporting and performance.
Location: France
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as Procurement Project Manager (PPM) to manage end-to-end procurement across the product lifecycle, including tenders and programs.
  • •Define and coordinate global project acquisition strategy, including co-engineering with strategic suppliers.
  • •Act as business partner to supply procurement teams for internal clients.
  • •As Category Buyer for electrical products, define and deploy multi-year purchasing strategy at the JV level and run fair tender processes (RFI/RFP).
  • •Negotiate, draft, and manage supplier contracts, run supplier evaluations (PVET), conduct business reviews (SBR), and optimize costs using total cost of ownership.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain in an international context, including direct purchasing.
  • •Experience in procurement contract and supplier management, if possible.
  • •Ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders/transversal management.
  • •Fluent English for written and oral communication.
  • •Bachelor’s+5 (engineering preferred) and/or business school education.
Experience:International procurementSupply chainDirect purchasing
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipNegotiationInterpersonal skillsTeamworkOrganization
Languages:English

Company Brief

Thales
Designs and delivers advanced systems and services for aerospace, defence, security, and digital identity and cybersecurity markets, serving government and commercial customers worldwide.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2000
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