INTERNSHIP - Change Management - Purchasing - M/F

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Thales is a global high-tech leader specializing in three sectors: Defense & Security, Aerospace & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly 4 billion euros per year in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 81,000 employees in 68 countries.

Our commitments, your benefits

• Our technological expertise
• Our attention to employee work-life balance
• An inclusive and benevolent environment
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment (Thales Solidarity, CAC 40 ESG index…)

Your daily life

Join us on the Vélizy campus, which hosts a wide variety of Thales activities: aerospace, defense, civil, etc. West of Paris, this site offers a work environment equipped with the latest technological innovations and provides services to reconcile professional and personal life.

The Thales Purchasing function brings together more than 1500 people to manage an external purchasing volume that represents almost 50% of the Group's turnover. It operates in a global model with two main objectives:

• Negotiate and optimize the total cost of ownership of materials, products, and services delivered by third parties.
• Control and guarantee supplier performance.

Within the function, the Process and Tools teams are responsible for ensuring operational and strategic efficiency by designing adaptive and high-performing processes and tools.

As part of the digital transformation of Purchasing, Thales is deploying a digital solution dedicated to purchasing and supply management: e-Acquisition (based on the Ivalua solution).

The purchasing tool centralizes and manages supplier data to facilitate selection and monitoring. It organizes calls for tenders, products, and work packages related to projects to optimize purchases. Finally, it allows measuring and monitoring purchasing performance to improve processes and collaboration.

The internship is part of a change management approach aimed at strengthening tool adoption, improving user experience, and standardizing existing training materials.

The project management team is looking for a change management intern to:

• Produce user guides that are clear and adapted to user needs.
• Harmonize and standardize e-Acquisition user guides in collaboration with users to ensure consistency between business processes and tool usage.
• Design and develop eLearning modules to support skill development.
• Create short videos aimed at presenting and promoting new e-Acquisition solutions.
• Adapt training materials based on user feedback and tool evolutions: Work closely with the run manager and the community of e-Acquisition referents at Thales to prioritize needs for support and training materials.
• Participate in the production of serious games.

Your profile:

Are you preparing a Bac+5 degree (Master's level) in Business School or Master with a specialization in Purchasing and/or Change Management? Are you looking for a 6-month internship?

Are you curious, creative, and proactive?

Ideally, do you have good theoretical knowledge of Purchasing functions and an interest in Information Systems projects?

Are you interested in digital transformation, change management, and training?

Do you have excellent interpersonal and writing skills?

Do you speak English and French?

A word from the team:

Through this internship, you will be immersed in the world of Purchasing and will gain concrete experience in change management within a large International Group. You will actively participate in the creation of modern and interactive training materials.

The project is entirely managed in Agile mode and will allow good acculturation to this methodology through active participation in all squad ceremonies.

All our internships are conventioned and subject to gratification, the amount of which is determined according to your level of study.

Thales, a Handi-Engaged company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our best asset. Apply and join us!