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Principal Sourcing Specialist at BAE Systems Recruitment Centre

Job Title: Head of Procurement Delivery

Location: Radway Green, Cheshire or Glascoed, Wales. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £75,100 + depending on skills and experience with executive benefits

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leadership of the Procurement Delivery team, who are accountable for: All in contract management for assigned Suppliers, Creation and maintenance of purchase orders, Expediting and order book management, ensuring parts are delivered on time and in full, adhering to schedule and quality targets, Payment of suppliers, including adherence to the prompt payment code, Ensuring all activities meet the governance requirements of the business and our customers, Ensure that value for the assigned contract spend is sustained and delivered and Identifying, managing and mitigating supply chain risk and fragility
• Leading the operational supplier management relationship focused on risk management, performance and operational excellence
• Formulating strategies for procurement risk management and providing leadership in the application of risk processes internally and within the supply base
• Collaborating with the strategic category and subcontract team, other Head of Delivery Leads and wider enterprise to share intelligence, good practice and insights
• Building collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders ensuring the role of procurement is clear, dependencies are articulated, and proactive plans are in place to reduce risk
• Managing and developing team/s to ensure procurement resources are deployed to best effect and that talent is managed in line with Functional requirements and changing business needs
• Be a subject expert and primary leader for the Procurement team within a business, influencing internal and external stakeholders and embedding Function & Industry best practice
• Be an ambassador and raise the profile of the Supply Chain Function
• Role model exemplary behaviours, creating an inclusive environment for high performing teams and individuals through setting robust PDR objectives, providing ongoing performance feedback and development planning, creating a coaching culture and mentoring and developing team members
  
  

• Substantial experience working within procurement delivery covering all aspects of the procure to pay lifecycle, with some experience working across the wider procurement discipline structure
• Experienced at building robust supplier relationships at senior levels, navigating complex supply chain design restrictions like sole or single source and global export regulations and requirements
• Excellent portfolio management skills, product awareness, commercial acumen, financial awareness, risk and opportunity management
• Excellent cross functional stakeholder management skills
• Excellent understanding of external supply environment and relevant market intelligence
• Demonstrate senior leadership capability working in a complex business environment and setting operational direction
• Ideally qualified to Degree standard/or equivalent or hold a Level 6 professional qualification (for example MCIPS or applicable ISM)
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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