Senior Procurement Professional

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Procurement Professional (12-month FTC)

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

Salary: £35,000 to £44,000 depending on skills and experience 

What you’ll be doing:

·       Managing established procurement contracts with Suppliers for a range of complex systems, ship equipment and commodities

·       Managing the supplier responsibilities to ensure delivery of agreed milestones to cost, quality and schedule

·       Timely identification of supplier risk and corrective action

·       Supporting contract change negotiations with suppliers

·       Investigating and resolving claims for delay or poor performance

·       Supporting cross functional project activities – e.g. weekly project reviews with suppliers, quarterly business reviews

·       Using the ERM system to manage Purchase Orders and other deliverables

·       Business reporting including KPI monitoring

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

·       Experience of direct procurement in similar or complex industries

·       Experience of managing supplier end to end contracts

·       Awareness of legal environment related to purchasing contracts and framework agreement

·       Supplier and stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels

·       Good negotiation and influencing skills, able to challenge and negotiate

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 Supply Chain Team:

The supply chain team delivers complex systems, ship equipment and commodities for Naval Ships across the UK Defence and International Programmes. The role will be situated within the Procurement realm, as a team player, you will undertake activities to support the Supply Chain Managers in the delivery of procurement contracts for a variety of ship equipment, systems commodities, and materials.

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: 1^st December 2023 – Interviews for this position will take place between 11^th December and 15^th December.

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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