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Principal Procurement Professional

Principal Procurement Professional

Morson TalentChristchurch, England, United Kingdom
13 days ago
Salary
£37.02 hourly
Job type
  • Temporary
Job description

Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Defence organisation to recruit a Principal Procurement Professional for an initial 9 Month contract. There is a rate of £28.48 PAYE or £37.02 Umbrella Per hour on offer for the successful candidate. The role would involve working 2-3 days a week onsite in Christchurch and 2-3 days working from home. Please find the details below : The role holder :

  • Will work as a member of the procurement team to provide procurement expertise, services, support and strategy implementation to meet the operational needs of the business.
  • Will be responsible for driving procurement solutions, planning, delivering and deploying appropriate procurement interventions in support of business aims.
  • Will lead a strategically important / complex packages or suppliers, which require a broad and in-depth professional knowledge and understanding of Procurement principles, techniques and practices.

Essential Duties / Skills

  • Aerospace / Defence / Manufacturing background.
  • Responsible for the delivery of procurement capability within a programme.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the product or service provision : o Meets the governance requirements of the business and our customers.o Delivers optimum value for money.o Achieves the required service level as agreed with internal stakeholders.
  • Work collaboratively to implement an effective risk management process within area of responsibility.Desirable Duties / Skills
  • Seek out and lead opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of Company systems, including purchase to pay systems, risk and supplier management tools.
  • Manage or oversee the management of contracts throughout their life in conjunction with the business : o Proactively manage instances of supplier under-performance against cost, quality and schedule.o Raise formal documents to support the sourcing and contracting process, including Request for Information, Request for Quotation, Assessment documents, Purchase Orders.o Manage supplier payment process and resolve any goods receiving and supplier debt issues.o Identify, deliver and record savings.o Effectively manage order book, to ensure timely deliveries and accurate cash forecasting.

    • Additional Information

  • Works on own initiative with minimal supervision and with responsibility for delivery and escalating concerns.
  • Ability to utilise the collective experience and knowledge within the team to deliver effective solutions.
  • Ability to build, grow and influence networks, outside of own team, to support collaboratively working.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Utilising all available information to prioritise team workload and communicate this effectively to stakeholders when required.
  • Very good stakeholder management.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.Qualifications :
  • Likely to possess CIPS L4, working towards or have equivalent standardSimply hit the 'apply now' button for immediate consideration.

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