Assistant Availability Manager

Thales; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading training and development

Flexible working patterns

Opportunities for career growth

Job summary

A leading technology solutions company is seeking an Assistant Availability Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract in Bristol. This role includes supporting supply chain and asset management services for Royal Naval Sensor Systems. Key responsibilities include ensuring logistics compliance, maintaining asset documentation, and collaborating with various teams. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of MOD supply chain processes. The position offers flexibility and growth opportunities within the organization.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to solve problems and remain calm under pressure.
• Experience working in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the AVPM in logistics management tools and processes.
• Work closely with various teams for asset and availability management.
• Provide support during internal audits and assist with asset audits.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving under pressure

Planning skills

Understanding of MOD Supply Chain

Strong knowledge of supply chain process

Commercial and contract knowledge

Job description

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Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well‑being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Assistant Availability Manager – 12 month fixed term contract

Reporting to the Availability & Performance Manager (AVPM), the primary purpose of this role is to provide Supply Chain and Asset Management services to a range of Royal Naval Sensor Systems managed by the MSET contract, whilst complying with contractual and legal logistics commitments.

The role is responsible for supporting the reliability and availability of assets and asset management performance; the coordination of logistics and documentation for all assets applicable to the MSET contract; and is focused on implementing the supply chain activities.

Providing support to ensure that all contractual MSET KPIs/PIs are met and exceeded across all platform services and that all corrective actions are undertaken; producing metrics and reviewing regularly with the customer. Ensuring programme dashboards are updated with accurate KPI/PI data which is then presented at the PMRs.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Work closely with the Asset Management, Digital, ILS and Obsolescence teams, support the development of provisioning tools allowing a real time, forward and backwards look of assets and availability.
• Support the AVPM in ensuring that all logistics management tools and processes used by Thales and the customer team are fit for purpose and regularly reviewed for efficiency and accuracy. Trend and data analysis with the aim of standardising best practices and processes across the contract environment. Close involvement with the obsolescence management team so that the sustainability of in scope products can be monitored.
• Support the AVPM during internal audits and if requested, support the asset audits conducted by the customer and GIAA at each site and sub‑contractor premises.
• Contribute to the annual review and update of all required asset control documentation/deliverable documents.
• Responsible for the compilation and delivery of the disposal plan on behalf of the AVPM.
• Represent the AVPM at the weekly logistics meeting, providing a monthly brief to AVPM. Support the AVPM at customer asset meetings.
• Liaise with the Customer Service Office or operations personnel to ensure material deliveries comply with customer needs; whilst verifying the provisioning activity is consistent with customer priorities, complies with the Asset Management Plan, and meets the requirements of all contractual KPI/PIs.
• Anticipate customer issues and raise alerts when appropriate, take responsibility for ensuring any arising problems or constraints are taken into account and resolved.
• Support annual workshops and education sessions ensuring optimisation and adherence to shared best practice.
• Collate and review KPI/PI measure data ensuring it accurately captures contractual performance and is fit for customer review.
• Contribute to ensuring MSET transformation activity is sufficiently supported from the Asset Management function.

Experience and Skills

• Excellent communication and strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to solve problems and remain calm under pressure when responding to operational incidents and competing priorities
• Experience of working and collaborating in a matrix environment
• Excellent planning skills
• Strong understanding of the MOD Supply Chain Process and Procedures
• Strong understanding of the supply chain process
• Demonstrable commercial and contract knowledge

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market‑leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Our health and well‑being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have an informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

Security Clearance

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency – United Kingdom Security Vetting – GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk).

In line with Thales’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro‑diverse applicants or those with a disability or long‑term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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