Procurement Professional

Morson Group; Glascoed; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking a Procurement Professional based in Glascoed for a 12‑month contract, 37 hours per week at £24.00 per hour PAYE. You will join the procurement team supporting BAE Systems with sourcing, contracting, supplier management and continuous improvement initiatives from an on-site role in Wales.

You will engage with stakeholders, ensure governance, deliver best value, manage the order book and support junior team members.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement environment with strong sourcing, contracting and supplier management skills.
• Level 4 qualification in procurement (e.g., CIPS or ISM) or equivalent in progress.

Responsibilities

• Engage with internal/external stakeholders to ensure timely provision of products/services.
• Meet governance requirements and deliver value for money.
• Manage the order book and ensure timely deliveries and accurate cash forecasting.
• Raise documents for sourcing/contracting (RFIs, RFQs, assessments, POs).
• Manage supplier payments and resolve issues with goods receipts and supplier debt.
• Identify, deliver and record savings and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Possible small team lead and deputise for Procurement Lead/Manager.
• Advocate for the Supply Chain function.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

Decision making

Education

CIPS Level 4

Tools

SAP

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Procurement Professional; based in Glascoed, 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 elevate 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