A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Procurement Practitioner to join the team with our prestigious clients in BAE Systems at their site in Barrow
Job Description
Plan, deliver and monitor procurement activity for the specific item/scope of work assigned.
Responsible for:
Execution of the end-to-end procurement process i.e. delivery of information, products and services to quality, cost and schedule requirements.
Continually review supplier performance.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Typical Duties
Support transactional procurement activities including; raising Request for Quotations, negotiating price and lead times, creating and managing purchase orders, expediting delivery and managing payments.
Support supplier assessment and due diligence activity to ensure the effective selection of suppliers to meet business needs.
Record and report cost savings / cost avoidance.
Communicate with suppliers and internal / external stakeholders – resolving a wide variety of routine
problems and quality issues, escalating complex / high impact issues when necessary.
Apply awareness of risk and opportunity management to address low impact risks within contract management activity.
Update systems such as SAP, eDMS, Teamcenter with quality, accurate information relating to the procurement activity, in accordance with document management policy and process.
Continually review the performance of suppliers against quality, cost and delivery metrics to ensure Submarines’ requirements are met and to secure improvements.
Complete cost-forecasting for equipment within individual’s scope.
Support the team, with minimal supervision, in the preparation of material in support of major subcontract / transactional process activity, including (but not limited to): raising requests for information, issuing invitation to tenders and contract packs, stage gate presentations, supplier down-selection, managing data deliverables, supplier visits (on-site and at supplier sites), supplier relationship management.
Knowledge
Knowledge of in-scope product / service being provided to ensure requirements with respect to nuclear safety and environmental management are understood and delivered/met where applicable
Sound knowledge of procurement principles and practices
Sound understanding of negotiation and supplier management techniques
Sound understanding of commercial aspects of contracts (with support).
Understanding of Customer requirements.
Skills
Sound project management skills E.g. organisation and time management
Sound financial awareness.
Proficient in the use of standard Microsoft packages and business systems.
Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be SC cleared or eligible for this level of clearance