We're looking for a
Senior Indirect Procurement Specialist to join our team on a
12 Month Contract based from our Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. This role benefits from our 4xFlex working pattern, offering a
4-day working week Monday - Thursday and
hybrid working. Onsite working days are Monday and Tuesday, with Wednesday and Thursday typically worked from home subject to business needs.
This role is part of the Lockheed Martin UK Supply Chain Organisation managing the total supply chain for indirect goods and services to meet a variety of programme and business requirements.
Focussing on managing supplier delivery, it primarily supports the facility, equipment and service requirements to support our development and production programmes in Armoured Vehicles, Platform Integration, Special Projects and Weapons areas & domains to meet domestic and international programme and business needs.
Success requires experience of working in a functional organisation and a blend of proven skills including relationship building and achievement of deliveries on time and in full, through the ability to successfully negotiate and manage procurements, ranging from simple to complex subcontracts. This will be coupled with effectively working within a multi-disciplinary product team including Facilities, Engineering, Operations and Quality.
The role focusses on tactical management and reporting on a variety of indirect contracts including but not limited to Facilities Management (FM) Hard Services, Facilities Management (FM) Soft Services and Capital Acquisition of manufacturing machinery.
Specific Responsibilities include:-
Undertaking the procurement processes including issuing RFQ’s, Invitation to Tender, negotiating Terms and Conditions, bid evaluation, and award of contract.
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Holding a procurement delegation and signing supplier agreements and purchase orders within this limit.
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Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.
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Providing expertise, support, advice and guidance to internal customers on procurement policy and procedures including contract management.
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Managing and monitoring contracts to ensure all parties meet their contractual obligations.
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Achieving the successful delivery of procurements including the management of schedule, applying extensive supply chain expertise, and demonstrating full knowledge of, and successful interactions with other related disciplines.
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Developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships with key internal and external business contacts to achieve mutual benefit including representing the organisation/programme as the prime tactical contact, interacting with Senior external personnel on significant tactical and strategic matters.
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Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and that risks are identified and managed.
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Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and issues and risks are fully understood and managed.
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Supporting internal and external reviews of supplier performance as required.
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Contributing to the continual improvement of the supply chain processes.
The successful candidate must achieve the appropriate level (SC) of security clearance. More details can be found here.
