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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Directeur des Opérations industrielles performance et amélioration continue F/H

Manufacturing & Production OperationsPosted on Nov 6
Full-timeLimours, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master’s degree (Bac +5) is required.
  • Twenty years of professional experience across different technical environments is required.
  • Industrial experience in production, industrialization, or supply chain is required.
  • Management experience, including hierarchical, cross-functional, or project-based management in an international environment, is required.
  • Knowledge of products and their manufacturing or repair processes is required.
  • Knowledge of supply chain principles and industrial planning is required.
  • Knowledge of change management is required.
  • Proficiency with digital tools, including their content, methods, and deployment, is required.
  • Knowledge of continuous improvement routines and tools is required.
  • Ability to develop and support teams is required.
  • Knowledge of industrial management control and MYB and MTIP processes is required.
  • Understanding of performance indicators, including financial indicators, and ability to develop related action plans are required.
  • Proficiency in problem analysis and problem-solving techniques is required.
  • Fluency in English and French is required.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure cross-functional operations across CCI sites and functions.
  • Determine continuous improvement or transformation activities based on business challenges.
  • Manage industrial strategy in coordination with business sectors and with support from industrial architects and industrial process engineers; oversee industrial quotations.
  • Manage the performance improvement and measurement system under the Thales Industrial Operating Model (TIOM).
  • Ensure analysis of recurring and non-recurring costs.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental constraints, including resource management and pollution.
  • Ensure management delivers on operational challenges.
  • Manage industrial budgeting processes, including MYB and SBP.
  • Lead regulatory matters, including HSE, BCM, and approvals.
  • Contribute to the S&OP executive committee and to supply reviews and S&OP preparation meetings.
  • Deploy the digital approach.
  • Manage the team's human-resources matters, including setting objectives, check-ins, skills development, and recruitment.
  • Build the strategic vision of the Industrial Competence Center.
  • Negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Influence the CCI organization to improve its performance.
  • Coach the team.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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