A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Activities :

Ensure transition of the contract with Procurement during hand-over, and the effective endorsement of the contract clauses by the Supplier.Lead the relationship with the Supplier all along the execution of the contract for all matters related to the supplied products (technical, industrial, planning, Quality, contractual).Manage internal and external activities according to the SOW/SOA and the Surveillance Plan.Continuously monitor the contract execution to insure the deliveries and to minimize the delays and global Cost of Non Quality impacts for TAS if any, in particular by ensuring risk early detection and mitigation (management by the risks), and quick resolution of emerging problems, relying on all internal necessary skills.Manage Supplier progress status.At each formal step of the contract (reviews, delivery,…) :Ensure the exhaustiveness and conformance of the deliveries with the contractual commitments.Get approved the related delivered documentation, acceptance data, …Authorize the delivery of the goods and the corresponding invoices.Manage formal reviews all along the contract ( KO, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, TRB, DRB, …) (EQSR is managed by Quality)Organize (or delegates) formal material acceptance milestones (MIP, …)Apply the Veto process in case of non-compliant or incomplete delivery of products, to avoid risks of damage in integration or test.Manage the Supplier action’s review.Manage the Supplier deviations (RFD, RFW), NRB management is managed by Quality.Manage Change notices by delegation from Procurement.Manage the Sales forecast of the supplier milestonesPerform the Supplier Performance Assessment, and Lessons Learned at contract completion.Evaluate LDs status if any

Excluded activities :

Engineering, Quality Assurance or Procurement activities.

Inputs / Events to perform the WP :

Supplier / Product Surveillance plan.Risk analysisHandover package and minutes (SOW/SOA with their SoCs, Unit Requirement Specification and their SoCs, AD and their SoCs, Contract, already held review minutes).Teams members name: Procurement / Engineering / Quality assigned on the project.

Deliveries / Events resulting from the WP execution :

Deliverables according to contractual commitments :KO minutes of meeting, if any.EQSR Forms and their Minutes of Meeting.PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, TRB, DRB data package and their Minutes of Meeting.Monthly Supplier reports.Hardware delivery to Contract assigned parties.Weekly progress status.Major and significant risks and associated mitigation actions.Veto check list for incomplete or non-compliant product deliveryAssessment report at Contact completion

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