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Category Leader – MRO/Production Support
2 days/week at home
A little flex time – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements depending on the role you apply for – explore your options with our recruiter during the application process.
Job Description
Job Title: Category Leader – MRO/Production Support
Location: Preston, Frimley or Glasgow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £53,000 dependent on experience
What you’ll be doing:
- Travelling between UK BAE Systems’ sites and suppliers, including engaging with various stakeholders to satisfy business requirements
- Delivering Indirect Procurement strategy and capability, primarily (but not restricted to) the PPE, workwear, laundry and calibration sub-categories of MRO / Production Support
- Working closely with business unit management, Procurement Managers and Professionals across the organisation to develop, communicate and deliver the strategy for the production support category
- Providing best practice capability and supporting the development of the category strategy to ensure procurement excellence in meeting direct and indirect project or business objectives. There will be particular focus on managing contract delivery through innovative solutions
- Contracting new and existing supplier contracts
- Sourcing, negotiating and contracting business requirements in a highly capable and professional manner
- Developing a ESG roadmap within the assigned categories with agreed objectives
Your skills and experiences:
Essential
- Category management experience
- Comprehensive understanding of business and procurement approaches, techniques and processes
- Proven communication skills and stakeholder management
- Supplier management experience
- Contract negotiation skills
Desirable
- Experience of production support / MRO category management
- Project management skills
- CIPS qualification or working towards
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The MRO Category team:
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a varied category with a large supplier and product base with a high level of autonomy in an un-hierarchical function. You will also be able to display your innovation and creativity in this role with an ability to operate with managers at a senior level in the organisation.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
Closing Date: 12th July 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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