Senior Project Buyer

Location:

Ottawa, Canada In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Ottawa, ON., (CAN.), Hybrid

Position Summary

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Thales has a vacancy for a Senior Project Buyer to support the AJISS Engineering Changes Team across the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship In-Service Support (AJISS) program. As a Senior Project Buyer, you will translate engineering change requirements into purchasable, executable work packages—ensuring Purchase Orders (POs) are issued on time, supplier commitments are aligned to delivery and milestone expectations, and risks/issues are identified early and resolved decisively.

You will also increase organizational knowledge by mentoring, improving practices, and strengthening end-to-end purchasing/supply execution. You will act as an experienced and independent owner for purchasing execution and supply readiness that enables engineering change delivery and act as the interface between the AJISS engineering team, procurement, and suppliers, ensuring projects meet their targets, risks are managed, and communication remains transparent.

Regulatory Compliance Requirement

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and /or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Own end-to-end AJISS engineering-change procurement/supply execution: manage sourcing, PO creation/issuance, supplier documentation, and ensure technical/contractual alignment (scope, quantities, specs, terms, lead times, quality/compliance, delivery).

Drive schedule and milestone performance: track work package progress, proactively identify risks (lead time slippage, capacity, technical clarifications, documentation readiness), and lead recovery actions/escalations to protect AJISS deliverables.

Manage defense-approved/program-relevant suppliers: build and maintain relationships, support readiness and delivery planning, and ensure suppliers meet commitments for delivery dates, quality, and required documentation.

Serve as cross-functional purchasing interface: partner with engineering, program/project management, category management, quality, operations, finance, legal, and bid/capture; provide transparent status, forecasts, and risk reporting with timely escalation.

Run post-award supplier execution & performance management (where applicable): monitor delivery performance, execute supplier recovery/containment support, conduct performance reviews, and ensure corrective actions are initiated, tracked, and verified.

Support change governance and continuous improvement: represent procurement interests in change review boards and…