Procurement Professional
hace 16 días
Preston
Procurement Professional; based in Preston, 12 month contract; 37 hours a week; £24.00 per hour PAYE An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Professional to work as a member of the business, sector or group procurement team to provide procurement expertise, services and support to meet the operational needs of the business for BAE Systems. You will undertake a support role bringing a depth of expertise and will coordinate the work of others to ensure outcomes are delivered. As a Procurement Professional you will normally manage a larger or more complex order book, supplier or contract. Typical duties will involve; - Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the product or service provision: - Meets the governance requirements of the business and our customers. - Delivers optimum value for money. - Achieves the required service level as agreed with internal stakeholders. • Seek out and champion opportunities for continuous improvement. - Ensure priorities are managed and any issues of concern are escalated. - Demonstrate a good understanding of Company systems, including purchase to pay systems, risk and supplier management tools., • Manage contracts throughout their life in conjunction with the business - Proactively manage instances of supplier under-performance against cost, quality and schedule. - Raise formal documents to support the sourcing and contracting process, including Request for Information, Request for Quotation, Assessment documents, Purchase Orders. - Manage supplier payment process and resolve any goods receiving and supplier debt issues., • Identify, deliver and record savings. - Effectively manage order book, to ensure timely deliveries and accurate cash forecasting. - May have responsibility for a small team or lead for an area of activity on behalf of the wider team., • Support and develop junior members of the team. - Work collaboratively to identify and escalate risk. - Ability to deputise for the Procurement Lead or Manager - Be an advocate for the Supply Chain Function. The successful candidate will have experience working within a procurement environment and possess a good standard of procurement competence in key areas of Sourcing, process knowledge, contracting skills and supplier management. You will also demonstrate good business acumen.. The ideal=candidate will possess or be working towards a Level 4 qualification (for example CIPS or ISM Level 4) or equivalent. Skills: - Works on own initiative with limited supervision and with responsibility for delivery, escalating concerns. Helps to define their own objectives. - Works as an integral part of the team. • Ability to use technical and previous experience to help make judgements. - Analyse information and implement solutions with support, that best meet the requirements of the business. - Accuracy and attention to detail., • Prioritising workload and communicating this to stakeholders when required. - Problem solving, working collaboratively within the team and with other stakeholders to identify solutions. - Ability to prioritise workload based on business need - Good stakeholder management., • Excellent communication skills. Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. Buyer; vendor management; supply chain; procurement; purchasing; supplier management; risk management; negotiation; supplier performance; purchase orders; ERP systems; MS Office; influencing skills; shipping; ITAR; spares and repairs; RFQ; invoicing; SAP; Order book management; CIPS; MCIPS