INTERNSHIP - Purchasing & Projects Manager - M/F

You will join the Purchasing department, which includes 7 buyers, 2 of whom are located at the Etrelles site. You will contribute to the smooth functioning of the project supply chain by managing supplies, annual negotiations, dashboards, and transfers to production. Your daily missions include processing daily supply requests, verifying orders, setting up and maintaining dashboards, contributing to annual negotiations, and supporting technical validation and testing.

Must Have

• Process daily supply requests (price disputes, source research, SAP contract updates)
• Verify orders before signature and prepare approval forms
• Set up and maintain dashboards and indicators (coverage rate, price updates)
• Contribute to annual negotiations: price consistency, deadlines, and performance indicators
• Support PVET (technical validation and testing) and monitor FAI (First Article Inspection)
• Propose formats for product identity cards
• Process large quantities of information with Excel (pivot tables)
• Advanced Excel proficiency: VBA and charts
• Clear written and oral expression for communication with teams and suppliers
• Use of AI tools to support tasks

Perks & Benefits

• Technological expertise
• Attention to employee work-life balance
• Inclusive and benevolent environment
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment (Thales Solidarity, CAC 40 ESG index…)
• Regulated internship with remuneration based on study level
• Thales, a Handi-Engaged company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our best asset.

Build a future of trust together

Thales is a global leader in high technologies specializing in three sectors of activity: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & 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

Located at the gates of Brittany, the Etrelles site is our center of excellence in microelectronics, bringing together development, production, integration, and testing activities. The site designs and manufactures microelectronic modules as well as integrated electronic sub-assemblies capable of operating in demanding environments.

You will join the Purchasing department, which includes 7 buyers, 2 of whom are located at the Etrelles site. You will contribute to the smooth functioning of the project supply chain by managing supplies, annual negotiations, dashboards, and transfers to production.

In this context, your missions are as follows:

• Process daily supply requests: price disputes, source research, SAP contract updates.
• Verify orders before signature and prepare approval forms.
• Set up and maintain dashboards and indicators (coverage rate, price updates).
• Contribute to annual negotiations: price consistency, deadlines, and performance indicators.
• Support PVET (technical validation and testing) and monitor FAI (First Article Inspection).
• Propose formats for the product identity card.

Your profile

Is your priority to ensure the availability of components and the quality of supplies?

Do you have the ambition to deepen your purchasing and supply chain skills on industrial projects?

You are in a BUT, a license or equivalent in purchasing and you have the following skills:

• Processing large quantities of information with Excel (pivot tables);
• Advanced Excel proficiency: VBA and charts;
• Clear written and oral expression to communicate with teams and suppliers;
• Use of AI tools to support tasks.

Are autonomy, good interpersonal skills, proactivity, and curiosity recognized as your strengths?

Then this position is for you!

A word from the team

Our Purchasing team is at the heart of a major industrial ramp-up. You will participate in process optimization, the implementation of indicators, and support for production teams.

All our internships are regulated and subject to remuneration, 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!