Category Manager

hace 4 semanas

Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México Thales A tiempo completo

Category Manager

Mexico City (Polanco Site)

Position Summary

Thales is looking for a Category Manager who is primarily responsible for the effective creation and implementation of all the category's strategic direction and management of the category within the scope of their responsibility (supporting the Cybersecurity & Digital Identity production needs), working with the global team to implement category strategies, assure supply of materials, negotiate contracts and commercial terms and supplier relationship management. This role will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, as well as identifying and mitigating supply chain risk.

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Act as the point of contact (POC) for internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Bids and Proposals, Department Heads, Suppliers, Audits, etc.) and determine the priorities for the Category within the region.
  • Help the Team Leader to organize the category in such a way as to ensure a calibrated workload as well as a link to Stakeholders in order to ensure that their needs, requirements and priorities are addressed.
  • Ensure that Category, Procurement and Stakeholder Team members adhere to the Thales Group Purchasing policies.
  • Ensure the Category adheres to the cost and competitiveness of the goods and services purchased through the Purchasing Executive Summary (PES).
  • Establish a method and monitor the execution of Category activities.
  • Monitor category markets on an ongoing basis to identify and understand key players, newcomers, economic evolutions, market or regulation constraints, innovations and technology in order to support the development of the most up-to-date category strategies for the businesses.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, procurement or comparable field of study.
  • 8+ years of relevant work experience in procurement or similar position.
  • Negotiation skills, problem solver and strategic thinker.
  • Fluent English with effective communication skills.
  • MS Office, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

  • Elective Health and Dental plans.
  • Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period.
  • Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
  • Company provided Life Insurance.

Why Join Us?

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

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