Category Buyer Intellectual Services & Information Technology
Pubblicato il 19-08-2026 - Thales in Roma
A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate. **Job Description Category Buyer Intellectual Services and Information Technology** **Mission and Responsibilities**: - Contribute to the category strategies for short, medium, long term: - Organize competitions, assess and select best supplier for her/his category in close collaboration with Entities/Local Country and with regular feedback loops: - Implement the purchase contracts;
- Consult with suppliers: send or coordinate RFx; analyse proposals; enrich and validate the expression of need; prepare risk and opportunity analysis; finalize proposal analysis; prepare and propose negotiation tactic; prepare the contracts; guarantee the conformity of procurement contracts with relevant international/national laws, TAS/Thales regulations and customers' requirements; inform non-selected suppliers; ensure the acquisition end to end process properly followed up including lessons learnt and fully recorded in the information system
- Organize the Hand Over with the responsible for the Execution;
- By using the info on supplier base identify for her/his categories supplier who need development and involve CM to set actions (Audit,
development action plan etc.)
- Define TCO and savings (UPD, PPV, rebates, avoidance) by category/supplier and also by Domain/Competence Center and project;
- Provide competitive solutions for our products/projects based on the implementation of different suppliers/methods/technologies
- Lead and run Product Cost Down efforts with suppliers
- Ensure that the Operational Buyer receives all the information needed to place and follow up the Purchase Orders
- Download and analyze operational supplier Backlog;
- Analyze the spending through the years on a specific Category and provide strategic approach to create Frame Agreements and Long Term Agreements to leverage on costs and to reduce the effort for Operative Procurement Buyers. Ensure the use of GFA (Global Frame Agreement) when available; Follow up of Thales/TAS conditions for HSE, ESG, Cybersecurity, Cash and other legal documents.
- Monitor global markets for her/his categories, including key players, suppliers, economic evolutions, innovations and technology in order to propose optimum solutions **Technical and Soft Skills**: - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field;
- Knowledge of the Market (Worldwide, European and Italian scopes)
and able to define the best fitting sourcing strategy in terms of involvement of Vendors, Resellers, Distributors and System Integrators;
- Understading of Vendor Qualification Process and Standard Documentation as General Terms of Condition, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Data Process Agreement, Ethical Code;
- Understands quickly organizations, their evolution and adapt behaviors accordingly
- Able to work in multidisciplinary/international environment (Italian mandatory, fluent in English; French is recommended);
- Supplier management background;
- Organizational, priority management and progress control skills;
- Perseverance and proactivity in achieving and maintaining commitments;
- Advanced relationship skills with the ability to interact effectively with internal stakeholders, team members and procurement organization (engagement, escalation...) and bring added value with pragmatic approach;
- Ability to Enforces TAS values and ethics rules
- Use KPIs to identify/diagnose supplier risk and development needs;
- Structured experience in Procurement (min 5 years) and from Production Companies is a plus;
- Understanding and management of the acquisition (PVet process);
- Able to synthetize a complex problem through a global vision;
- Project management skills, with experience using project management methodologies and tools is a plus
- Technical and commercial background gained in the companies or general knowledge in Information and Communication Technology;
- In-depth knowledge of ICT systems, software development principles, and hardware architecture