Procurement Executive-Typhoon Support

at  BAE Systems

Job Title: Procurement Executive
Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £63,900

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

Essential Skills:

• Experience in leading, managing and delivering strategically important and high value campaigns.
• Experience of establishing and managing strategic supplier relationships
• Thorough understanding of pricing models (competitive and non-competitive pricing techniques).
• Thorough understanding of functional commercial and procurement capabilities.
• Strong Commercial, Contractual, Legal and business acumen, with proven negotiation skills
• Proven experience in Market Intelligence, International Sourcing, Risk and Opportunity Management, Contracting and Supplier Relationship Management
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, engaging at appropriate levels across multiple organisations

Desirable skills:

• Working knowledge of UK MoD Contracts and DEFCONs
• Working knowledge of TyTAN and or Typhoon Support Solutions
• Knowledge and understanding of the application of Operational Framework, Life Cycle Management (LCM) Framework and other change management tools, policies and procedures

• Responsible for designing, mobilising, and managing the overarching strategy for the Procurement elements of the TyTAN Follow On Campaign
• Represent the Procurement Service Delivery Unit (SDU) as the functional lead with the Campaign Team
• Planning and Programme execution of the Procurement support required to meet the campaign timelines
• Responsible for coaching and leading the team to ensure there is a robust and evolving project plan which the team are focused on delivering, including short, medium and long term objectives to meet the submission deadlines over a long time duration
• Understand, apply and share lessons learnt from wider In-Service Support activities in order to enhance our approach and enable greater efficiency
• Ensure contracts with suppliers have commercial rigour which minimises exposure to risk, encourage innovation and incorporate improvement
• Lead supplier relationship activities for strategic / key suppliers
• Ensure supplier selection and approval, whether competitive / non-competitive, is managed in accordance with the Procurement Process and Procedures (e.g. ethical trading, QA checks, legal and due diligence requirements) that can be audited internally and externally