Job Description

Location: Burnaby, Canada

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.

Procurement Project Manager role will be managing the Procurement scope for low complexity Projects for the entire Procurement cycle and support Bids and Project PPM for high complexity Projects. He/she will structure and plan the procurement scope in a manner that streamlines and secures the entire supply chain for assigned Projects.

Key Accountabilities:

Bid Phase

• Support the Bid PPM to prepare and maintain Acquisition Procurement Plan for assigned scope
• Prepare and maintain an Acquisition Plan for low complexity Projects or extensions for existing Customers
• Launch the RFQ with Category Manager team to obtain competitive pricing from suppliers in support to a Bid or Project
• Identify Procurement risk related to the equipment and provide mitigation plan under Bid PPM supervision
• Optimize the Purchasing Mix (cost, schedule) for the assigned Proposals

Project execution phase.

• Be responsible for Project Procurement execution through implementation of the Acquisition Project Procurement plan: ensures convergence cost and lead times
• Manage the process leading to timely authorization to procure or to manufacture Project equipment according to the Customer needs
• Follow-up with Engineering to ensure the timely release of hardware designs to enable Procurement to negotiate pricing and lead time with suppliers in line with the Project schedule.
• Coordinate the activities associated with the timely execution of the Supply Chain and Project deliveries to Customer sites
• Act as a Project Supply Chain Lead for assigned Projects being responsible for the ERP demand management
• Participate in the change management process to ensure all design changes released by Engineering are processed by Purchasing in a timely fashion and that the impact of such changes are duly recorded (PCN implementation)
• Ensure on time delivery for Project deliverables

Key Requirements:

• Scientific background with post-secondary degree (Master's degree in Science, Engineering or equivalent) and/or additional business education or experience
• 7+ years of experience in Project Management and/or Procurement
• Demonstrate superior interpersonal written and oral skills in daily relations, negotiations, and reporting
• Good knowledge of Excel and Power point
• A true team player with great communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP
• PMP Certification

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Thales is required to follow mandatory customer policies as well as Federal and Provincial legislation, now and in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, vaccination mandates and travel requirements. This role requires you to work on a customer site and/or travel. Therefore you must follow all mandatory customer policies and Federal and Provincial legislation as a condition of employment

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.