We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.
Our Benefits
• Competitive remuneration + Super + Bonus + Free Medical Insurance
• ThalesFlex – Hybrid work environment
• Fitness Passport Discount – Access to a network of Gyms across AUS as cheap as $14.95 P/W
• Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
• Modernised Paid Parental Leave
• Veterans Leave
• Novated Lease options
• Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work
• Personal & professional training development opportunities
• Sonder – Wellbeing & Support Partner
Our Team
Our corporate team is a central hub for Thales Australia. It’s where our shared services – think finance, legal, HR, procurement – come together to make sure our teams across Australia have access to the business services they need. Cross-functional collaboration helps us build out Thales’ capabilities in a robust way – and helps us open up new career opportunities for employees all across the business. Our Procurement Team has a significant fiscal impact on the organisation; reliable suppliers, on time supply, competitively priced, delivers greater profitability to our business.
Your Role
Based out of our Sydney HQ, Sydney Olympic Park, on Wann-gal land, or our Melbourne office, on Wurundjeri land, lead a diverse team to deliver best-in-class, competitive suppliers, considering local and global offset requirements, that enable business success.
• Drive results via requests for proposals and negotiations with suppliers
• Establish and communicate annual targets for the Regional Procurement Centre
• Provide leadership, business partnering and strategic direction to the Procurement Managers that sit inside business units, to ensure coherence of procurement initiatives across Thales and rationalised supplier panel.
• Provide people leadership, performance and development to your team.
• Ensure harmonization of tools to align with global structure and reporting.
This role is highly visible in the organisation and has touchpoints with several other key functions (Bid, Programmes, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, Legal & Contracts, etc). We offer multi-faceted careers at Thales and depending on your strengths and aspirations, this role could lead to many alternate career paths, across Operations, Quality and Program leadership. Travel will be required in this role, predominantly domestic.
Your Experience
Procurement experience is necessary; you need to understand the general flow of the procurement process and contract savvy. We see you leveraging this expertise to champion continuous improvement and introduce efficiencies to our Thales team.
• Our teams are spread across Australia, the work they do is diverse and thus their demands vary, navigating this complexity is challenging.
• You’ll need strong relationship and stakeholder management capability and wield it from day one!
• A knowledge of the Australian defence supplier landscape would be an asset but we will lean in to facilitate knowledge transfer.
We Encourage You Apply
After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We’ll then provide a personalised experience for suitable applicants as we progress the selection and assessment process. For this role you can expect a multi-stage interview process and the opportunity to meet several senior leaders across our global organisation.
Prior to being offered employment, you will need to complete pre-employment background and police checks.
It’s easy to dismiss the perfect opportunity if you don’t see yourself as the perfect fit. If this role feels right – no matter your background or personal circumstances – please introduce yourself or join our community. We’re committed to supporting a diverse workplace, and that starts here.
We know there’s always more we can do. We’ll continue to foster industry partnerships, employee resource groups (ERGs) and development opportunities to make Thales a genuinely equitable employer, for everyone.
Thales is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect that enables all of us to feel valued, do our best, and remain truly passionate about the place that we work. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from diverse backgrounds.
We are also proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. If you would like to know more on how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives here: https://work180.com/en-AU/for-women/employer/thales.
Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working
