Location: Crawley, 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 our 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 five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, 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. THALES are looking to recruit a proactive Logistics / GFE Support to be based in Crawley for our Industrial Supply Chain division. You will support the delivery cycle to meet customer expectations, liaise and interface with the 4PL provider onsite and support the Government Loan Equipment process. A passion for customer delivery will be important along with a key motivation for compliance. What Thales can we offer you? A competitive salary and benefits package, which includes; Early finish on Friday (Often around 1pm) 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and you can also buy and sell 5 days per holiday year Excellent Pension and Health Insurance Plans and additional flexible benefits Fantastic development opportunities Plus many more… What will you deliver? Ensure the 4PL is executing the business priorities Be the point of escalation to and drive collaborative improvement with the 4PL provider Managing process compliance and improvements within the logistics delivery cycle Support the efforts in controlling and managing Government Loan Equipment Develop and provide information and management reports Who are we looking for: Expert knowledge of Logistics, Warehousing and Inventory practices Experience in management and use of large ERP Systems (ideally Oracle) Experience in continuous improvement, problem solving and change management in an Industrial environment. Able to prioritise tasks and understand when to escalate issues Manage complex priorities, able to deliver key goals and objectives Effective communicator confident in dealing with all levels of management The successful candidate will need full Security Clearance (SC) -For more information and guidance please visit the UKSV website* 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. Great journeys start here, apply now! Interested in a CAREER IN THE RAIL transportation sector? To see our jobs in the railway market, please visit our dedicated site here