Procurement Professional Job at Morson Talent (Preston)

Job Description

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.

Job Responsibility

Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the product or service provision meets governance requirements and delivers optimum value for money
Achieve 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

Requirements

experience working within a procurement environment
good standard of procurement competence in key areas of Sourcing, process knowledge, contracting skills and supplier management
good business acumen
ability to work on own initiative with limited supervision
ability to work as an integral part of the team
ability to use technical and previous experience to help make judgements
ability to analyse information and implement solutions
accuracy and attention to detail
ability to prioritise workload and communicate to stakeholders
problem solving skills
good stakeholder management
excellent communication skills
Level 4 qualification (for example CIPS or ISM Level 4) or equivalent, or working towards one

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CIPS
MCIPS

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