Bid & Procurement Officer

MBDA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Bolton is seeking passionate Procurement Officers to work collaboratively with suppliers globally. The role involves managing supplier contracts, ensuring delivery meets obligations, and negotiating future pricing arrangements. Applicants should have strong experience in contract management, problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working model, a salary around £36,000, and various employee benefits, including a company bonus and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Up to 15 additional days of Flexi Leave

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in contract management and negotiation in customer/supplier environment.
• Determination in problem solving in a commercial environment.
• Strong communication skills for reporting and cooperation.
• Ability to be assertive in maximizing opportunities.
• Qualified in a business subject area with procurement or supply chain accreditations or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage mature series production supplier subcontracts.
• Ensure supplier delivery in line with contract obligations.
• Negotiate pricing arrangements and bid for new business.
• Address supplier obsolescence issues and deploy strategies.

Job description

We seek passionate Procurement Officers to work collaboratively with our suppliers around the world, enabling MBDA to provide world leading defence capabilities for our home Nations and their Allies.

Salary: Circa £36,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)

• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%

• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime

• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days

• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements

• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments

• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

We seek passionate Procurement Officers to work collaboratively with our suppliers around the world, enabling MBDA to provide world leading defence capabilities for our home Nations and their Allies.

We lead commercial relationships with UK and overseas companies, which are typically the design authority for the articles procured. Our supplier subcontracts cover the entire life cycle of missiles and missile systems under the responsibility of MBDA UK; this provides us varied opportunities and role progression, as well as the chance to travel (potentially internationally, depending upon which project you are assigned).

You will manage mature series production supplier subcontracts and you will undertake activities such as ensuring supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support both Domestic and Export Customers, negotiating value for money future pricing arrangements, bidding for new business and placing subsequent subcontracts, managing supplier obsolescence issues and deploying mitigation strategies.

What we're looking for from you:

• Experience in contract management and negotiation in customer/supplier environment

• Determination: day-to-day problem solving in an exciting commercial environment is a key part, so you will need to be comfortable in asking and answering difficult questions, challenging yourself and others to common goals, organising both people and situations

• Communication: reporting and co-operation with internal and external partners

• Assertiveness: continually seek ways to maximise on opportunities

• Qualified in a business subject area with procurement or supply chain accreditations, or equivalent experience

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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