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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

• Success driven by our technological excellence, your experience, and our shared ambition
• An attractive compensation package
• Continuous skills development: training programs, internal academies, and communities
• An inclusive, benevolent environment that respects employee balance
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life

As a center of excellence for aviation and optronic equipment support, Thales demonstrates its commitment to meeting legitimate requirements for the availability of airborne equipment, in addition to its historical activity of producing inertial units and gyrolasers. It is easily accessible from Paris, Tours, and Poitiers. You will thrive in a city rich in culture, green, and without traffic jams!

As a logistics methods engineer, you lead logistics improvement projects for the Brelandière site in line with local objectives and the challenges of the FLX Business Line Supply Chain (SC FLX). To do this, you work in close collaboration with the SC FLX business networks, may be called upon for cross-functional actions across the entire SC FLX scope, and will be the support and backup for the Logistics Manager.

Your main missions:

Ensure the application of logistics processes and become a reference for various standards

• Management of chemical products on site,
• Kanban commissions,
• Implementation of various specific business tools (Personas)…

Lead improvement projects

• Optimize logistics flows from product release to shipment by relying on Lean management standards
• Work on major development projects such as workstation ergonomics, digitalization, and robotization.

Conduct improvement actions with local operational teams

• Facilitate problem-solving workshops (KAIZEN, 5P, PDCA…)
• Lead training and support actions

Support operational teams in implementing new methods

• Training in new processes and new tools
• Support for operational teams in daily practice until autonomy
• Creation of necessary tools (kanban cards, station displays, consumable identification, etc.).

Your cross-functional activities:

• Participate and contribute to continuous improvement through the various actions in which you are involved, in coherence with the Thales Lean Production System approach.
• In line with the Safety and Environment policy, apply procedures and comply with Safety and Environment Management requirements.
• Aware of the prevention of Safety and Environment risks, ensure compliance with rules and instructions to prevent accidents and incidents.

Your profile

Looking for stimulating work in a challenging environment?

With an engineering degree in supply chain, you have the following experience:

• At least 2 years of experience in industrial Supply Chain Engineering
• Strong skills in project management
• Proficiency in ERP SAP and Microsoft Office tools (VBA macro, Power BI and Query)
• The basics of Lean Manufacturing and problem-solving tools
• CPIM Certification (Certified in Planning and Inventory Management).

Leadership, ability to lead a working group, manage and participate cross-functionally, listening and adapting to different situations and interlocutors, collective team spirit, pragmatism, and synthesis are all assets you are recognized for?

Then this position is for you!

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

As the position may require access to information relating to national defense secrecy, the selected person will be subject to a security clearance procedure, in accordance with the provisions of articles R.2311-1 et seq. of the Defense Code and IGI 1300 SGDSN/PSE of August 09, 2021.