Can you lead others? Are you capable of managing critical supplier subcontracts? Can you negotiate contractual frameworks and understand the importance of rigorous contracting?
Do you have experience of providing commercial guidance and would love the opportunity to work collaboratively with suppliers?
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: Up to £50,000 - £55,000, depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site, plus travel between sites.
Security Clearance: British Citizen
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), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
You typically need 5 years of continuous UK residency. Not having spent five years in the UK may not automatically disqualify you, but please be aware we cannot guarantee the outcome of the security clearance process and this may impact your ability to work for MBDA; these are processed on a case by case basis.
Key to this role is the ability to manage a small 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.
The P-PROC team provides a collaborative, team-focused environment where multitasking is a key skill. You will need to have strong organisational skills and 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:
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A world leader in missiles and missile systems.
Our multi-national organisation is made up of around 13,000 employees working across the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the US, and is the first truly integrated European defence company.
As the European champion in our sector, our vision is to continue to grow our presence as a global player. Our mission is to achieve this by establishing ourselves as an industry leader; promoting co-operation and delivering technical and operational excellence to our customer.
Our values are:
• Innovation:
Ensuring operational and strategic advantage;
• Commitment:
Always delivering on our promises;
• Integrity:
A reliable and trusted partner with the highest professional and ethical standards;
• Passion:
Applying all our energy and focus to every task, recognising our role in providing mission critical capabilities;
• Team Spirit:
Harnessing our diversity and collective purpose to deliver competitive advantage to all of our stakeholders.
We have a rich heritage of designing and producing missiles and missile systems to meet the whole range of current and future operational requirements for the three armed forces (army, navy, air force). We are proud to be a trusted partner to our armed forces and work with them to deliver a cutting-edge portfolio of products.
