What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain position at Thales?
Location: Salt Lake City, United States of America
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Salt Lake City, UT
Position Summary
Thales is looking for a Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain whose role is to lead all industrial operations within the NAS US organization — including Production, Repair, Supply Chain, and Logistics — ensuring seamless delivery of products and services to customers in the Airspace Mobility Solutions (AMS) domain. Thales implements complex solutions for its customers utilizing complex products mix. Thales Airspace Mobility Solutions (AMS), Navigation And non-radar Surveillance (NAS) organization designs, develops and produces ground-based navigational aid products for aircraft guidance during take-off, en-route, approach, and landing phases of flight. Thales NAS is a global leader and a trusted partner for aviation industry.
In this position, you will drive operational excellence by managing all direct value-added activities, optimizing industrial performance, and developing strategies that strengthen Thales’ position as a global leader in ground-based navigational aid systems. You will oversee the preparation, execution, and monitoring of the supply chain, production, inventory, and shipping activities, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your leadership and strategic vision will ensure that the U.S. Industrial organization operates in full alignment with the global NAS Industrial framework — empowering your teams through effective resource planning, process development, and performance management to create lasting value for customers and the aviation industry. The sizing and features of the NAS US industry organization require to operate in a lean site-embedded manufacturing environment with direct involvement in day-to-day activities.
Key Areas of Responsibility
If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!
Why Join Us?
Say HI and learn more about working at Thales click here.
This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.
We are an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need an accommodation or assistance in order to apply for a position with Thales, please contact us at talentacquisition@us.thalesgroup.com.
The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between
Total Target Cash (TTC) 167,962.90 - 311,931.10 USD Annual
This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.
(For Internal candidate, if you need more information, please reach out to your HR Shared Service, 1st Point)
Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Salt Lake City, UT
Position Summary
Thales is looking for a Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain whose role is to lead all industrial operations within the NAS US organization — including Production, Repair, Supply Chain, and Logistics — ensuring seamless delivery of products and services to customers in the Airspace Mobility Solutions (AMS) domain. Thales implements complex solutions for its customers utilizing complex products mix. Thales Airspace Mobility Solutions (AMS), Navigation And non-radar Surveillance (NAS) organization designs, develops and produces ground-based navigational aid products for aircraft guidance during take-off, en-route, approach, and landing phases of flight. Thales NAS is a global leader and a trusted partner for aviation industry.
In this position, you will drive operational excellence by managing all direct value-added activities, optimizing industrial performance, and developing strategies that strengthen Thales’ position as a global leader in ground-based navigational aid systems. You will oversee the preparation, execution, and monitoring of the supply chain, production, inventory, and shipping activities, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your leadership and strategic vision will ensure that the U.S. Industrial organization operates in full alignment with the global NAS Industrial framework — empowering your teams through effective resource planning, process development, and performance management to create lasting value for customers and the aviation industry. The sizing and features of the NAS US industry organization require to operate in a lean site-embedded manufacturing environment with direct involvement in day-to-day activities.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Leads NAS US Industry and manages the organization in harmony with NAS global industrial vision, mission and strategy, and with focus on the specific needs of the local Customers.
- Accountable for labor, capacity, materials, delivery, and associated costing of the industrial activities.
- Leading the team on all relevant industrial matters, ensures that the following (but not limited to) are met Management of all the phases of production, integration & testing cycle, presentation to Customers at Factory Acceptance Tests and final delivery to projects for the relevant NAS products. Performance of the unit via the correct and timely execution of industrial work packages with particular focus and attention to quality, HSE, timescale, profitability/cost and resources for ensuring successful achievement of the project objectives and Customer satisfaction. Balance of supply and production capacity to deliver products as per Customer commitment while maintaining right cost and inventory levels. Overall competitiveness of operations and adherence to manufacturing industry standards. Development of sourcing strategies and management of the sourcing process in coordination with procurement, to fulfil current business demand and long-term forecast.
- Supports the domain Sales & Operations Planning from Industry perspective, suggesting improvements or resourcing to meet the projected demand. Supports the optimization of the inventory, by controlling its global value, eliminating the unnecessary redundancies and organizing a common stock management. Engage and empower employees to perform at the optimal level. Ensures coordination across industrial disciplines and implements various initiatives to improve maturity of the organization.
- Manages direct and operative coordination of industrial disciplines with frequent deployment of hands-on support in harmony with team autonomy.
- Leads, assesses and reports the performance of the organization via measuring and monitoring relevant KPIs. Supports the transition of newly developed products or enhancement from engineering environment to production phase. The role includes cost and expenditure accountability, CAPEX optimization and pooling of support functions from the NAS Industry organization and NAS domain as necessary.
- Bachelors’ degree or equivalent in engineering, science or a relevant discipline. Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar leadership role in industrial or aerospace manufacturing environment.
- Proven track record overseeing end-to-end operations, direct management of day-to-day industrial operations, including manufacturing, supply chain and logistics. Demonstrated success in leading teams in a matrix organization and influencing across functions and geographies. Results-oriented leader with high accountability and ownership for organizational performance. Strong leadership and people development skills; able to drive growth, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to present, explain, and adapt strategy in collaboration with senior management. Analytical and strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex challenges into actionable solutions. Resilient and adaptable — able to perform under pressure in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Skilled in ERP systems (MRP/MPS/forecast management) for daily operations and production planning.
- Experience working with an organization supporting US Federal Government.
- Must be a US Person as defined in applicable law.
- Must be a U.S. Person as defined in applicable law, or otherwise authorized or eligible for authorization, to access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
- Schedule: 9/80 Schedule (9 Hours Monday-Thursday; 8 Hours Every Other Friday) Core work hours between 7:00am -3:30pm.
- Physical Environment: Office based employment with frequent exposure to manufacturing and warehouse areas.
- Travel: Domestic and international travel is required; less than 10% of the time.
If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!
Why Join Us?
Say HI and learn more about working at Thales click here.
This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.
We are an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need an accommodation or assistance in order to apply for a position with Thales, please contact us at talentacquisition@us.thalesgroup.com.
The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between
Total Target Cash (TTC) 167,962.90 - 311,931.10 USD Annual
This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.
(For Internal candidate, if you need more information, please reach out to your HR Shared Service, 1st Point)
Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:
- Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period
- Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off
- Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program