Procurement Project Manager

Location:

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short‑range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle‑space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Project Manager to join our Thales Optronics Missile Electronics (OME) UK team in Govan, Glasgow.

• Full representation and accountability for procurement for OME in the UK from both a product and project perspective

• An opportunity to develop and promote Thales procurement competitiveness internally as well as externally (customers and consortia)

• Hybrid working (3 days in the office / 2 days from home)

On a day‑to‑day basis, you’ll be involved in:

• Defining, implementing and executing the procurement acquisition plan/strategy (project, product development and production phases) in accordance with the allocated targets (time, quality, costs, risks and opportunities)

• Being an effective link between the internal customer and transnational procurements and the interface to all segments/categories

• Validating the availability of offers on the market of the product/project design

• Optimising the cost of procured parts, in collaboration with Category Managers/Subcontract Managers/Tactical Buyers, in order to increase the competitiveness of the solution

• Liaising with operational teams and Category Managers/Subcontract Managers / Tactical Buyers to monitor the execution of the procurement plan and updating the procurement dashboard

• Defining and monitoring the contractual requirements of the procurement acquisition plan

Ideally, you’ll:

• Have demonstrable understanding of the procurement lifecycle, procurement strategy and supplier management in best practice environments through bid, project, product development and production phases

• Have demonstrable experience working within a complex, multinational, multi‑site organisation and working with different cultures – experience within Defence, Aerospace, Manufacturing or other comparable industries is desirable

• 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

• Possess excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills with experience building and managing strong, long‑lasting relationships across internal stakeholders, customers, partners and suppliers

• Have experience working autonomously within a matrix organisation and managing your own deliverables without the requirement of regular supervision

• MCIPS / IACCM / EIPM qualifications – desirable

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 + much, 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…