Senior Supply Chain Professional

Job Description

Job title: Senior Supply Chain Professional

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

Salary: £45,383 (Depending on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Discharge procurement activities in accordance with WSUK governance and compliance protocols
• Manage supplier relationships and provide support to the team to drive supplier performance. Management of Risks and opportunities relating to operational and/or contractual performance are assessed, identified, managed and escalated as appropriate
• Manage purchase order book reviews – engaging both internal stakeholders and suppliers, presenting order status, supporting resolutions to order related queries as requested by internal stakeholders
• Ensure maintenance of data topicality within the ERP system, report on Order Book Management Performance, utilising standard metrics and ensure trends are identified, analysed, and escalated as appropriate
• Management of suppliers, ensuring Supplier engagement is managed and aligned to the latest WSUK supplier framework, procedures and practises. Ensure applicable Terms, Conditions, Legislative flow downs and all other contractual requirements are effectively established and managed with suppliers. Supplier visits are coordinated, scheduled and supported as required

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM or Business Management field, or significant business experience in supply chain, finance, engineering, or a related area
• Experience in Operational Procurement, including sourcing, supplier due diligence, order book management, and continuous improvement
• Subcontract experience, focusing on negotiation, influencing, contracting, and understanding the legal environment
• Proficiency in Supplier Management, encompassing cost management, risk and opportunity management, supplier relationship management, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel

Desirable:

• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, etc.)

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.

Weapon Systems UK (WSUK) Team:

As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services sector, Weapon Systems (UK) designs, develops, manufactures, and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability to the wider BAE Systems business. Our global reach brings our customers a depth and breadth of expertise that meet critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea. Our mission strives for us to be our customer’s trusted and affordable weapons provider, delivering enhanced effects on target and complete mission solutions. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities.

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: 20th 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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