Procurement Professional

Preston, Lancashire
Morson Edge

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