Supply Chain Manager

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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.

We have been present in Saudi Arabia for 40 years and with over 600 employees to date, we are growing rapidly. Together we are delivering our signalling, control and train protection systems for the North South Railway (NSR), the longest system of its kind in the world. Together we are key suppliers of In-flight entertainment and connectivity systems as well as air traffic management solutions in Saudi. We are making Saudi Arabia a safer place by securing the country's critical infrastructure and e-security solutions that secure the country's electronic payment systems. Thales has been selected to supply major electronic systems for air defence and the Group also supplied communication and optronic systems for the Army, the Saudi Arabia National Guards and the Air Force.

FUNCTIONS & RESPONSABILITIES:

1. Contributes to enhance the KSA OPS performance through the deployment of Lean practices and processes in both the Avionics/IFE Repair Shop and Supply Chain.
2. Relies on its own expertise and the Thales back-office network, to provide guidance and recommendations to the OPS Management.
3. Contributes to the optimization of the Supply Chain, improving the Spares & Piece Parts needs forecast and contributing to the reduction of the Shop Processing Time.
4. Follows up on the KSA OPS performance through the implementation of dedicated KPI and regular Performance Reviews with the Regional Management.
5. Manages a team of Thales Logistics & SC staff.
6. Ensures all works are efficiently done in accordance to required outputs and procedures.
7. Responsible for inventory accuracy and compliance to warehouse procedures.
8. Supervises Admin & Stores Team. Identifies workloads and assigns tasks to each member.
9. Perform Parts Consumption Analysis to determine required Inventory Stock and establish a reliable inventory forecasting system.
10. Review CMM for new capability application, SB and identify needed parts to order.
11. Forecast and place Purchase Orders of parts needed as per Consumption Analysis, New Capability application and SB implementation considering the delivery Lead Time.
12. Communicate with AGS Central Supply Chain in maintaining accurate open parts orders and controlled documents.
13. Assists in administrative duties associated with procurement actions including follow-ups on urgently needed parts and spares.
14. Guide Stores staff in processing the return of level 3 SRU's, damaged or rejected assets.
15. Schedules cycle counts and special inventories and supervises actual counting, recounting, including verification, research and reconciliation of inventory discrepancies.
16. Ensures computerized stock records are kept current and correct and discrepancies are investigated and adjusted accordingly.
17. Liaise with ERP team in creating downloadable reports from the system.
18. Prepares various reports like Parts Consumptions, TAT, Missing Parts, Critical Parts, Daily Workload Backlogs, PO Backlogs, Parts Shipments, Current Inventory Stock On Hand, Daily Cycle Counts, Received and Released Repairs, Productivity, Delivery Discrepancy and other reports as required by Management.
19. Maintain and updates Inventory Item Master List and Obsolete Parts List.
20. Keeps all past and present paperwork files updated and organized.
21. Ensures that warehouse and admin areas are maintained in a neat, orderly and safe manner at all times.
22. Performs some functions of subordinates on leave.
23. May assist other departments in the performance of their functions as required by Management.

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Minimum 10 years of experience in a Supply Chain and/or Industrial position, ideally in the Aviation industry.
2. Experience in deploying Continuous Improvement methodologies with proven results.
3. Knowledge of electronic and troubleshooting.
4. Experience in using an ERP system (SAP).
5. Proven experience in dealing with Customers and/or Suppliers.
6. Proven impact on Customer Satisfaction improvement in a previous role.
7. Active listening and building trust across cultures and diversity.

QUALIFICATION AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Master degree in Engineering and/or relevant qualification in Supply Chain/Repair Shop Management.
2. Knowledge of aviation regulations (EASA part 145 / GACAR).
3. Technical knowledge of InFlight Entertainment and/or Avionics systems is a key advantage.
4. Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt.
5. Excellent oral and written skills in English. Arabic would be a plus.

PREFERED SKILLS:

1. Soft skills are mandatory to succeed in this role: influencing skills (including c-level), customer-oriented mindset, high level of listening and communication skills.
2. Ability to build trust across cultures and diversity - good knowledge of Arabic culture and Middle East context would be a plus.
3. Strong analytical skills and pragmatic approach to solving problems.

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