Thales
Industrialisation Work Package Manager LR08
Say HI* to our Industrialisation Manager Services role
The Industrial Services department (60 FTEs) is responsible for delivering various service products (Repairs, Overhauls, Service Parts & Assemblies, Modifications & Field Services). The department has two dedicated work cells for different product types and specializations and leverages the expertise and capacity of other Supply Chain departments as needed. Additionally, there is a Support Team that consolidates all support functions.
About the job
Your workweek will be varied and dynamic. You’ll collaborate with diverse internal customers and stakeholders, including Product Managers, Engineering, Purchasing, and Work Cell Managers. As an Industrial Manager, you report directly to the Services Department Manager, with a strong focus on Safety and OTD (On-Time Delivery). You ensure that products are delivered according to the customer’s quality requirements and within the agreed cost budget.
You’ll be part of the department’s Management Team (MT), leading the setup of all supply chain activities for new service products or redesigns and modifications of existing ones.
As Industrial Manager Services, you will be the specialist for a group of products and will be responsible for elevating industrial projects to the right level and proposing operational solutions.
In the service life cycle phase, you play a key role in translating the service product strategy into the setup and implementation of an operational supply chain for various Thales radar systems.
During the design phase for Services, you design and establish the Supply Chain, ensuring that manufacturability and testability are integrated into the design to meet customer, quality, and cost requirements.
In the bid phase, you identify and mitigate production risks, provide input for product cost calculations, and prepare planning and delivery information for the Product Manager and Bid Team.
In the execution phase, you solve complex operational problems and manage a small functional team of experts (e.g., Manufacturing Engineer, Planner, Work Preparation, Test Engineer) to ensure professional execution of operational activities. You are responsible for achieving key production and testing milestones.
What you’ll bring
If you are a creative, open, flexible team player with great communication skills in fluent Dutch and English, then you might be the person we are looking for.
You hold an HBO/WO degree, preferably in Industrial/Supply Chain Management or Technical Business Administration.
You have several years of experience in a managerial role.
You are knowledgeable in LEAN methodologies.
Ideally, you have experience working in a high-tech industrial environment.
Preferably, you are APICS certified.
What you’ll gain:
Wherever your passion lies, Thales can help you make the best use of your skills and creativity. As a contractor at Thales, you can expect to experience:
An interesting job within a team of experts in an international high-tech environment.
Room for and attention to personal development and personal initiative.
The opportunity to grow within the organization, whether in a technical, managerial, commercial or international capacity.
A flexible work environment with a focus on maintaining a good work-life balance.
Thales offers untold opportunities to take part in fascinating projects and overcome ambitious human and technological challenges. As a contractor, you’ll be part of a community of experts bringing together innovations from the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace. Collaborating to find solutions to the biggest challenges in the most difficult conditions.
Drawing on a diversity of expertise, perspectives and cultures, we are able to provide the best possible solutions to our customers. Together, we can harness the extraordinary power of technology to build a future we can all trust.
Randstad, as the EMEA Thales talent acquisition partner, is responsible for finding and contracting talent for the contingent roles at Thales. If you are selected for a role you will be engaged or employed by one of the Randstad recruitment companies in EMEA and will not be an employee of Thales.
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This position offers a one-year contract with the opportunity to transition to a permanent contract at Thales Nederland after the first year.
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