Senior Procurement Professional

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Strategic Procurement Professional

Location: Samlesbury/Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683 plus, depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• With responsibility for one or more suppliers, you will actively manage and drive strategic “Value” related procurement activities for your area of responsibility. You will be undertaking analysis of supplier pricing to ensure value for money, driving cost reductions and delivering complex development programmes. You will ensure effective supplier risk management and supply chain resilience, as well as agreeing contractual terms and conditions
• Managing the bought-out aspects of development programmes to deliver next generation aerospace and defence capabilities
• Working cross functionally as a key member of an integrated project team, as well as interfacing across the wider Air business e.g. PM, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, you will lead the supplier management activities across your portfolio
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the product or service provision meets the governance requirements of the Business and our Customers and delivers optimum value for money
• Managing supplier relationships and being the primary interface for commercial and contractual issues, leading supplier performance reviews and supporting Senior Business Reviews with Suppliers and Customers
• Travelling regularly, largely within UK and mainland Europe, to Suppliers as and when required

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive Procurement experience, preferably in a fast paced aerospace, defence, regulated or manufacturing market, ideally with Category/Commodity management experience
• Proven experience of successfully negotiating Contracts, Pricing, Terms and Conditions
• A Continuous Improvement mind-set with proven examples of identifying new ideas that drive improvement, problem solving and working collaboratively with others to identify a solution, ideally within a Procurement (or similar) environment
• A proven ability to collaborate, fostering close and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders by using excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable:

• Ability to compile data, analyse and propose recommendations through reports and presentations
• CIPS qualification or working towards, other similar qualification, or qualified by experience in transactional procurement
• Demonstrative working understanding of tool sets and IT such as ERP systems, Tableau, Microsoft Office Excel
• Individuals with Commercial and Project Management background with transferable skills who wish to secure a cross functional move as part of a longer term career development plan are also welcome to apply

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 Procurement team:

The Air Sector Procurement team are on a journey to build a world-class procurement function that creates and drives value for our business. People are at the heart of this and we are keen to bring diversity to our teams to build on our solid foundations and work collaboratively to drive our functional transformation.

We have a number of vacancies in our Strategic Procurement Teams where, as a Senior Procurement Professional, you will support your team by leading some or all of the many procurement activities ranging from obtaining prices, agreeing T’s and C’s, through managing Development Programmes or Strategic Category Management.

This role will challenge you to bring your own individual skills and creativity in order to inspire an effective procurement service and in turn, provide you with the opportunity to further your career within the function.

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: 17th 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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