Principal Procurement Professional

Job Description

Job title: Principle Procurement Professional

Location: Weapon Systems UK, Barrow / Sheffield – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £50,818 + depending on experience

What you will be doing:

• Reporting into either a Procurement Manager or Senior Procurement Manager. Responsible for managing and supporting a small team to discharge supply chain and procurement activities on a portfolio of suppliers
• Responsible for transactional and more detailed supply chain sub contract activity, including raising requests for Quotations, negotiating price and lead times, managing purchase orders and associated contractual requirements, expediting delivery and managing payments and sub contract change
• Understanding and being responsible for the requirements associated with managing data deliverables, supplier visits and supplier relationship management
• Responsible for the contract management requirements associated with supplier performance and improvement activity, including taking responsibility for proactive risk and opportunity management. Reporting of cost savings/ cost avoidance and delivering ongoing cost analysis and forecasting
• Responsible for delegated aspects of the development and agreement of supply chain strategies and promoting cross functional collaboration to ensure full engagement and buy-in to contracting strategies
• Overseeing and monitoring supplier assessment and due diligence activities for assigned areas
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal / external stakeholders, optimising engagement and communication at all times.
• Resolving a wide variety of routine problems and quality issues, escalating complex/ high impact issues when necessary

Your skills and experiences:

• Proven experience within International Purchase and Supply Management with Bid work experience
• Ability to analyse and interpret data to determine improvements and appropriate action required
• Understanding the concept of on time delivery, cost and quality through the successful actions of the Supply Chain
• CIPS or equivalent qualified or working towards/willing to undertake is desirable

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Supply Chain/Procurement team:

The team are responsible for procuring a diverse range of goods and services from strategic and key suppliers to support various programmes. You will manage relationships across multiple functions, providing you with a fantastic opportunity to develop and build upon your skillset and network in support of your future career goals and ambitions.

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 at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 28th November 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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