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Job title: Procurement Manager Location: Stevenage or Bolton (Relocation Package available) Work Arrangement: Hybrid working, 2 days a week on site Salary: Up to £48,000 depending on experience

What We Can Offer You:

Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

The Role:

Working within Major Equipment Procurement (MEP), you will partner with our suppliers around the world and enable us to provide world-leading defence capabilities for our Home Nations and their Allies.
You will lead the preparation, negotiation, implementation and performance of subcontracts across the entire life cycle of missiles and missile systems. You will ensure that contracts are effectively managed to time, cost, and quality resulting in the delivery of high value and sophisticated sub-systems. You will need to provide commercial guidance to internal customers and manage risk and opportunity to safeguard interests.

Key Responsibilities:

Preparation and execution of subcontracts, either with existing partners or as a result of running tendering activities
Oversee subcontract amendments to ensure they remain topical and in compliance with latest contracting standards and legislation
Undertaking performance management activities to ensure that suppliers deliver in line with subcontract obligations
Develop and nurture strong supplier relationships with suppliers within the UK, Europe and the rest of the world
Identify and mitigate commercial and business risks relating to the suppliers which you are responsible for
Obtain quotations and other critical intelligence from suppliers which enable MBDA to bid for new business

What We're Looking for From You:

You'll be keen to learn or bring experience in procurement subcontract management, e.g. negotiation, contract and terms and conditions
Be able to problem solve daily and skilled at finding a resolution
Keen to provide continuous support and co-operation to senior internal and external customers
Continually improve opportunities, analyse situations and present possibilities, whilst balancing risk
Security Clearance: Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to gain UK government security clearance. To achieve this, you must hold British or dual nationality