Procurement Professional

Job Title: Procurement Professional

Location: Glascoed, South Wales

Salary: £42,132

What you’ll be doing:

• Working on current contracts, supporting new bids for existing products and general supply chain requirements
• Negotiating pricing and contracting terms and conditions as applicable.
• Managing supplier performance and relationships to ensure delivery, quality, financial stability and in-service performance
• Timely resolution to issues relating to operational requirements
• Taking responsible for the day-to-day performance of allocated category and suppliers in respect of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost performance matters
• Optimising execution of the supply chain, balancing inventory, supply orders and schedule demand

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of working to SAP processes, recognising the impact should these processes not be followed
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Good business understanding and commercial awareness to ensure essential information is obtained, reported with an insightful ability to recognise relevant options available for a solution and select an appropriate & effective course of action

Desirable:

• Proficient skills to engage and influence internal stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, exercising appropriate levels of courtesy, diplomacy and tact, in line with the businesses code of conduct

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Procurement Delivery team:

A chance for you to step into an exciting role within our dynamic and close-knit team, directly reporting to the Procurement Delivery Lead. As we navigate through bid work, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with a multitude of diverse suppliers. This position offers connections to new overseas contracts, bids, and suppliers.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 5th March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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