Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Defence organisation, to recruit a Procurement Manager for an initial 6 month duration (an extension is expected). The role will involve a hybrid working arrangement with a split of 2 days a week working from home 3 days a week being onsite in Bristol or Templecombe. As the role has been deemed Inside IR35, we can offer a rate of 400- 500 Per Day Umbrella for the successful candidate.
Primary Purpose of the Role:
To represent Procurement as an integral part of a campaign, Bid or Product or Project team, leading the resources of the function in order to optimise it’s contribution to producing competitive campaigns, bids and products, and delivering profitable projects.
Work with internal stakeholders to ensure Acquisition or Sourcing strategies for a campaign, bid, or product or project are aligned to the needs of the business in the short, medium and long term durations.
Work with the bid and product development teams to ascertain the work package needs, competitiveness objectives and target costs. Develop a supply chain architecture negotiate with the supply chain, under these mandates, to obtain a complete and competitive supply chain architecture which delivers the full requirement of the bid/product.
Deliver a risk managed set of Terms and Conditions of contract for all elements of the supply chain.
In project phase, work closely with key stakeholders and functions as necessary, to manage all Procurement aspects ensuring work packages are executed in accordance with technical, program, cost and performance (quality and delivery) requirements. Work in compliance with the Manage Project process.
Although the role maybe assigned to a particular business or location, the job holder may be requested to support the function’s activities in other businesses or locations across the UK.
In most regards this role equates to the Acquisition Project Manager as defined in Chorus 2.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
• Be seen as the lead Supply Chain architect for the assigned campaign, bid or project
• As a result, create, agree, maintain all governance requirements and Acquisition Strategy and Plan with the bid/project team
• Produce and agree the Purchasing Executive Summary
• Work with multiple stakeholders to design the supply chain architecture to meet needs of the bid or product
• Play a key role in defining and implementing strategies to meet the offset/industrial participation needs of the business where appropriate
• Generate/ review RFQs, ensuring bid and program requirements are accurately captured
• Ensure that the RFQ and contract packs are complete and agreed with stakeholders
• Establish and maintain the Purchasing Summary Sheet (PSS) and other governance requirements
• Allocate Work Packages accurately and on time to the relevant functional resources whether in UK Procurement Competency Centres or in the CBU.
• Confirm tailoring and Purchase vet planning.
• Facilitate both strategic and tactical the Make, Team, Buy process in line with medium term industrial plan for the business line
• Lead the activities of the Procurement function to identify supply market innovation opportunities, involving suppliers in design upstream and optimizing risk-sharing
• Identify and mitigate risks and maximize opportunities in the role of Procurement Risk Manager for the bid.
• Undertake commercial and contractual tasks at all times, including engaging with commercial teams to define suitable terms and conditions.
• Ensure effectiveness by employing suitable reporting, tracking and performance management tools and techniques and represent Procurement at Bid reviews.
• Co-ordinate the activity of all Procurement resources in support of the bid ensuring timely responses.
• Record and report Upstream Price Decrease UPD Savings
• Commit to Procurement performance in the bid including bought in costs, delivery/leadtimes, quality, resource management, cash-flow, risks and opportunities.
• Create and provide accurate Procurement estimates, covering resource labour, material and Total Cost of Ownership to the bid team
• Recognise export controls associated with supply chain architecture and program requirements including: ITAR(TAAs(& TCPs)/MLAs) EAR ECCN,UK & foreign Military and Dual-Use Controls
• At all times understand and maximise the company’s commercial position with the supply chain
Skills
Essential
• Commercially astute with advanced negotiation skills and experience including differing contracting models
• Broad range of Procurement skills focused on: Needs Analysis, Design to Cost, Make-Team-Buy, Technical Interface Management, Acquisition Strategy definition, International Sourcing, Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management, Subcontract Management.
• Leadership, presentation and communication skills
• Exceptional Interpersonal skills to optimise cross-functional & cross-organisational working, engage key stakeholders and to work effectively with suppliers.
• Negotiation skills in a complex systems’ environment
• Analytical skills
• Commercially astute with advanced negotiation skills and experience including differing contracting models
• Well-developed organisational skills
Desirable
• Team management, leadership and team development
• Major development/manufacture sub-contract program/project management experience
• Broad technical and commercial understanding of the company product and associated bought in supplied parts and services
• Ability to lead Make, Team, Buy decisions
• Upstream purchasing techniques deployment, especially Co-Development, Co-Engineering, Value Engineering, Value Analysis, Functional Analysis, Cost Analysis.
Qualifications:
Essential
• MCIPS, degree or equivalent qualifications in other commercial or project management disciplines
Desirable
- Already studying towards MCIPS or Business Degree/Qualification or equivalent or willingness to do so
- Business or Engineering degree, or equivalent
- Professional qualification in related disciplines eg Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain
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