Group Category Manager - Information Management

MBDA UK Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organization is seeking a Senior Digital Procurement Manager in Bristol. The role involves managing technology procurement categories and requires experience in category management. Candidates should be MCIPS qualified or working towards it. Offering a hybrid working model and various employee benefits, this role provides an opportunity to work in an international environment while contributing to the defence forces.

Benefits

Bonus up to 21% of base salary

Pension contribution up to 14%

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals

Qualifications

• Experience in technology procurement categories.
• Successful track record at category management level.
• Ability to work in an international context.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category plans.
• Mentor buyers to deliver complex projects.
• Collaborate as a business partner at Group level.

Skills

Category Management

Digital Procurement

Market Knowledge

Mentoring

Education

MCIPS Qualification or working towards

Job description

Bristol

Do you have an interest in digital technology procurement? Do you have prior procurement experience in a technology procurement category? Are you looking for a challenging new role where you can really make a difference? Are you interested in working internationally across different cultures? Are you interested in joining a diverse team that believes in nurturing talent and developing people to their full potential? Welcome to the Digital Procurement team at MBDA!

Salary: £60-£75,000 Dependent on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: This is a Group role. It is a Senior position within the Digital Procurement team in the UK. We expect 2-3 days per week on-site minimum.

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: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• 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:

Do you have an interest in digital technology procurement? Do you have prior procurement experience in a technology procurement category? Are you looking for a challenging new role where you can really make a difference? Are you interested in working internationally across different cultures? Are you interested in joining a diverse team that believes in nurturing talent and developing people to their full potential? Welcome to the Digital Procurement team at MBDA!

Due to growth within the team, and more widely within MBDA itself, we have an exciting opportunity for two Group Category Managers to join our team. If you have skills in Digital Procurement, or are looking to move into a new role in this area, we would be pleased to discuss how you might best fit within the team!

The candidates we would like to engage with are either:

• Established Technology Procurement Practitioners with experience at Category Management level in any one of the following categories:
  • Software (either Business Software, Software Services, Integration, Projects or Engineering & manufacturing Software)
  • Networks & Telecoms
  • Cyber
  • AI and / or High-Performance Computing
  • Hardware
  • Back Office / Front Offices and IT Services
  • Data Centres & Storage

Or:

• A Senior Procurement Practitioner - at Group Category Management Level or in an international context - willing to develop their existing procurement in one of those technology categories

We value the procurement skills that you will bring to the role and can offer you the opportunity to demonstrate your capability to act strategically:

• Developing in-depth market knowledge, building and developing category plans, assessing risks and market opportunities
• Creating short, medium and long-term procurement plans
• Mentoring our Buyers in order to deliver complex procurement projects
• Operating at Group level, collaborating as a business partner, achieving common goals
• Comfortable working in an international context across in a diverse cultural environment

The Information Management Procurement Landscape

This is an exciting time to be at MBDA. Technology is key to our ability to deliver for our customers. MBDA is accelerating and transforming our digital landscape. You will be an integral partner within our Digital community, liaising with our Information Management and other internal stakeholders, and developing strategic approaches and relationships with the external market to meet our future technology needs.

The Digital Procurement Team:

Digital Procurement is an international team of c. 35 procurement professionals based in Stevenage, Bolton, Paris and Rome. We utilise best-in-class procurement methodologies and tools. You will complement a team with an excellent reputation for attracting and cultivating talent, developing individual potential and providing opportunities to learn and grow.

There are few procurement roles that offer true international working, a dynamic and flexible working pattern, and the potential for career development within a growing and constantly evolving company!

Ideally we are looking for MCIPS qualified procurement professionals or someone willing or working towards MCIPS. MBDA does offer routes towards MCIPS qualification.

What we're looking for from you:

• Established Technology Procurement Practitioners with experience at Category Management level in any one of the following categories:
  • Software (either Business Software, Software Services, Integration, Projects or Engineering & Manufacturing Software)
  • Networks & Telecoms
  • Cyber
  • AI and / or High-Performance Computing
  • Hardware
  • Back Office / Front Offices and IT Services
  • Data Centres & Storage

Or:

• A Senior Procurement Practitioner - at Group Category Management Level or in an international context - willing to develop their existing procurement in one of those technology categories

Ideally we are looking for MCIPS qualified procurement professionals or someone willing or working towards MCIPS.

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.