Senior Procurement Manager - Indirect

Senior Procurement Manager - Indirect

• Procurement; Category Management; Buying; Supply Chain; Strategy; Negotiation;

• Aerospace; Defence; Security; Space; Engineering; Technology

• £55,000 - £65,000 + excellent bens.

• Chelmsford, Essex (Hybrid)
  

Across the globe we deliver innovative developments in technology for high performance systems and equipment across Civil Aerospace, Defence & Security, Space, Industrial, Medical & Science applications.

Our products are everywhere: hospitals, planes, ships and even outer space. They do many incredible things - including saving and protecting people's lives by finding and treating cancer, helping map our planet and the universe, and freezing the atom down to 0° Kelvin.

With a long and enviable history of technical and scientific innovation, we are always working at the forefront of technology.

Position Summary and Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Category Managers with responsibility for all Indirect Spend in Chelmsford and providing support for cross-UK requirements.

• Work closely with Internal Stakeholders across a broad range of categories, identifying Procurement requirements and approach.

• Own and lead Indirect Procurement Strategy for Chelmsford, including saving and supplier reduction plans.

• Manage supply base, assessing suitability for the businesses long term requirement.

• Ensure robust Request for Information / Request for Proposal and supplier selection processes.

• Review and benchmark supplier responses to RFI's / RFP's to enable strong supplier recommendations that take into account commercial, technical and quality requirements.

• Ensuring relevant contracting and costing strategies are implemented to achieve best possible value for money.

• Establish contracts and framework agreements to ensure security of supply, including SLAs and KPIs.

Qualifications

• Significant Procurement experience, with broad Indirect Procurement knowledge.

• Significant experience in reviewing and drafting Contracts and supporting documentation.

• Key Supplier Relationship Management skills, with tangible examples of driving value.

• Experience in managing people, change and ongoing Procurement maturity.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject would be advantageous.

• CIPS qualifications would be advantageous, relevant experience will also be considered.

• MS Office proficient - Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio, PowerPoint.