Ivalua Procurement & Supply Chain Officer

MBDA UK Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Stevenage is seeking a professional for a Procurement & Supply Chain role. The candidate should have experience with Ivalua and strong communication skills. This position offers a salary of circa £50,000 and the possibility of hybrid working arrangements. The role involves supporting procurement processes and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to enhance operations.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contribution up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Up to 15 additional days of Flexi Leave

Enhanced parental leave for up to 26 weeks

Subsidised meals on-site

Healthcare Cash Plan for everyday healthcare expenses

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex matrix multi-national organisation.
• Able to speak French and/or Italian would be an advantage.
• Comfortable making decisions for change with limited information.

Responsibilities

• Supporting users with the creation of requisitions and Purchase orders.
• Building Catalogues with the Supplier and Procurement teams.
• Sustain the needs of the UK Procurement & Supply Chain within the Ivalua group team.

Skills

Experience in a Procurement & Supply Chain role

Experience with Ivalua

Experience of SAP and Readsoft products

Excellent communication, influence, persuasion skills

Tools

Ivalua

SAP

Readsoft

Job description

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.

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…
• 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

The opportunity

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 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 uses and their activities on Ivalua, SAP and Readsoft Systems, the MBDA tools that connect with Ivalua.

Activities will include:

• 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 identifying 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

What we're looking for from you

• 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

Our company

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