Subcontract / Senior Procurement Manager

MBDA; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to 21%

Pension up to 14%

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Site facilities and parking

Job summary

MBDA Bristol is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead the Project Procurement (P-PROC) team in delivering complex supplier contracts and procurement support for high-value defence projects. You will drive subcontract management, align with project leaders, and guide negotiations across the supplier base.

The role requires travel, security clearance, and a blend of on-site and hybrid work, with 1-2 days on-site per week and collaboration across MBDA sites and partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement subcontract management and contract terms.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Willingness to travel to UK/Europe for supplier visits.
• Ability to lead and develop a procurement team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of procurement specialists and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Subcontract suppliers and negotiate key contracts and terms.
• Provide procurement support to technical and project teams at senior levels.
• Lead delivery across multiple projects and frameworks, tracking lifecycle activities.

Skills

Procurement management

Negotiation

Contract review

Leadership

Job description

Bristol

As a Senior Procurement Manager for the Project Procurement team (P-PROC) you will partner our suppliers and enable MBDA to provide world-leading defence capabilities for our Home Nations and their Allies

Salary

Circa £60,000 - £65,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working

1-2 days per week on-site due to workload classification, plus travel between sites

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) and Security Check (SC) clearance 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:

Key to this role is the ability to manage a team of procurement specialists, ensuring compliance to functional requirements whilst liaising with project representatives. As a leading Senior Procurement Manager, you will support the team to subcontract our suppliers and enable MBDA to provide world-leading defence capabilities for our Home Nations and their Allies.

Managing others and leading delivery of a portfolio of in-service support projects, this role requires attention to detail and the ability to work with the team to negotiate supplier contracts and craft key contractual terms with critical suppliers, alongside delivery of procurement support to technical and project teams within MBDA at senior levels. You will line manage and lead others to deliver this support across various projects and commercial frameworks. You will deliver on, and lead others through, subcontracts and obligations across the entire life cycle of missiles and missile systems, project manage the on-time, on-cost, on-quality delivery of high value and sophisticated sub-systems, provide commercial guidance to internal customers and manage risk and opportunity to safeguard the interests of MBDA.

What we're looking for from you:

The P-PROC team provides a collaborative, team-focused environment where multitasking is a key skill. You will need to have strong organisational skills an appetite for procedural rigour. There will be ample opportunities for you to develop within the P-PROC team and across the wider procurement business. You will be required to travel to our suppliers in the UK, Europe and potentially internationally. You'll bring attributes, experience and proven capabilities in procurement subcontract management, including:

• High integrity standards for due-diligence, authorisation & release process controls
• Key skills in negotiation and authoring / defining / reviewing contract and terms and conditions.
• Ideally you will have been exposed to supporting new business tendering and executing procurement competitive tendering.
• Be able to resolve opposing views, be skilled at finding a resolution and negotiating a mutually agreeable position.
• Keen to provide high standards of service, support and co-operation to senior internal and external customers
• Continually improve opportunities, analyse situations and present possibilities, whilst balancing risk
• An appetite for procedural rigour and gain satisfaction from tracking the details

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