Ivalua Procurement & Supply Chain Officer

MBDA S.A.S.; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation is seeking a Procurement Specialist in Stevenage to support users with their procurement activities using Ivalua and SAP. Ideal candidates will have experience in procurement and supply chains. The role offers a competitive salary of circa £50,000 with additional benefits including flexible working and a company bonus. This position requires UK security clearance.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Private medical insurance

Healthcare cash plan

Employee development opportunities

Dynamic working policies

Qualifications

• Must have experience with Ivalua.
• Comfortable making decisions for change.
• Proven track record of improvements in procurement.

Responsibilities

• Support users with creating requisitions and purchase orders.
• Build catalogues with suppliers and procurement teams.
• Manage vendor contract documents and incidents.

Skills

Experience in a procurement & supply chain role

Experience with Ivalua

Experience of SAP and Readsoft products

Excellent communication skills

Project management skills

Ability to present and articulate a point of view

Tools

SAP

Readsoft

Ivalua

Job description

MBDA's Ivalua solution covers the complete "Source to Receipt" process available to MBDA users and their associated vendors. Ivalua is qualified to manage non‑sensitive information. Since the beginning of 2018, it has been gradually deployed in three countries: France, United Kingdom and Italy. The users concerned represent a population of approximately 7000 users across the group. The role will require working with the UK and Group Procurement (Italy, France and Germany), the overall Systems Integrator and our partners. It will include supporting the users and their activities on Ivalua, SAP and Readsoft Systems, the MBDA tools that connect with Ivalua.

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.

Job Responsibilities

• Supporting our users with the creation of requisitions, purchase orders, service receipts, goods receipts and invoice payments
• Building catalogues working with the supplier and the procurement teams
• Sourcing module for tender management
• Supporting users on contracts for the management of vendor contract documents
• Vendor module for vendor database registration and management
• Incident management: creating tickets, seeking resolution and implementing and communicating fixes
• Sustain the needs of the UK Procurement & Supply Chain within the Ivalua group team, ensuring any new requirements are given due consideration in the design and implementation phases of any upgrades, and identify opportunities to improve UK Procurement & Supply Chain processes and maximise the benefits of Ivalua within the function by working closely with colleagues to ensure a high level of knowledge and understanding is achieved
• Employees receive 25 days of paid annual leave per calendar year, in addition to all statutory and public holidays
• After 5, 10 and 15 years of service, an additional day of annual leave is added to your allowance at each of these milestones
• You can also enjoy more time off by purchasing up to an additional five days holiday through payroll
• We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when they can be most effective. Our dynamic working policies allow individuals great levels of flexibility around the hours they work and where they work. Depending on your role and function, this may include options for paid overtime, dynamic leave (time in lieu) and more

Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement & supply chain role
• Must have experience with Ivalua
• Experience of SAP and Readsoft products is desirable
• Ability to present and articulate a point of view, improvement or working method
• Experience in a complex matrix multi‑national organisation
• Able to speak French and/or Italian would be an advantage
• Excellent communication, influence, persuasion and project management skills
• Comfortable making decisions for change, where limited information may be available
• Proven track record of delivering value‑added improvement / transformations in a procurement setting

Job Details

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 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.

Benefits

• 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%
• 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
• Healthcare cash plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more
• Personalised leave benefits: 25 days of paid annual leave per calendar year, in addition to all statutory and public holidays. After 5, 10 and 15 years of service, an additional day of annual leave is added to your allowance at each of these milestones. You can also enjoy more time off by purchasing up to an additional five days holiday through payroll
• Financial wellbeing initiatives: free financial webinars, mortgage advice, a share incentive plan, loan for public transport season tickets, critical illness benefit and Employee Assistance Programme
• Medical and dental insurance: Private medical insurance options, funded private medical insurance for eligible employees, dental insurance with up to 6 levels of cover and healthcare cash plan
• Healthworks gym membership at Stevenage and discounted membership at over 3,600 UK gyms and leisure centres
• Discounts & vouchers platform: instant vouchers, reloadable cards, cashback and wellbeing centre
• MyCar Scheme: offers employees up to two new vehicles via a salary sacrifice arrangement with an all‑inclusive package
• Holiday purchase: Purchase up to 5 days' extra holiday while making tax and National Insurance savings, spreading the cost over 12 months
• Employee development: Access to learning & development team, apprenticeship programmes, online learning platforms and up to £150 per year for personal study
• Dynamic working: Flexi‑time scheme, home working options and up to 15 days of flexi‑leave per annum
• All employees at MBDA are required to hold UK security or BPSS clearance

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Employer Recognition

We are a nationally recognised employer. We have received a range of employer awards including Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2022; Gold awards from Investors in People, the 5% Club, and Armed Forces Covenant. We are also currently ranked #1 in the UK's Best Big Companies to Work For 2022 league table, as well as #1 for manufacturing.