Senior Procurement Manager

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Viasat Full time

For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. Corporate Office
Viasat’s Corporate Office aims to leverage the groups scale to sustainably improve our operational efficiency. Global Procurement is key in achieving this aim.
After establishing a Global Procurement function some 5 years ago, Viasat is evolving the team’s role and focus to further develop our strategic procurement capabilities; Procurement focuses on areas where the most value can be achieved by taking a balanced risk based approach to projects; implementing fit for purpose policies and processes and then managing suppliers and relationships to get the most out of them. Ultimately to be seen internally and externally as a team that adds value to all business units and not a team that just runs processes.
develop stakeholder relationships resulting in early involvement in projects; deliver category strategies and objectives across the business that result in goods and services being procured in a cost effective and efficient manner for the business; Deliver the elements of the overall Procurement strategy that are relevant to the allocated categories as well as identifying new opportunities.
Work with the Procurement Director and independently to proactively develop and deliver category and sub-category strategies and procurement projects within the framework of the overall Procurement Strategy, such that the relevant internal team is supportive and clear on the vision, strategy and implementation process. Proactively win that support through thorough thinking and delivery.
Assess risks and recommend to the Procurement Director a risk based approach to optimise time; value and risk in each Procurement.
Conduct market analysis, run tender processes, use data analysis and conduct negotiations to ensure savings are delivered within a best practice framework following Procurement processes and governance.
Bring market innovations to Inmarsat that drive value and protect against foreseeable risks.
Work with the Director of Supplier Relationship Management to develop and manage relationships with key suppliers that contribute to capacity and capability development, enhance control of the supply chain, process improvement and promote a partnering approach to managing contracts.
Collect and analyse spend and market data in support of procurement strategies and proactively use that to identify and drive through to conclusion new opportunities.
As well as leading/owning significant projects, from time to time supporting the Procurement Director in managing significant and complex supplier contracts in line with policies and procedures to drive both value and compliance for the Inmarsat.
Deliver a sustainable supply base to support the department’s efforts in reducing the carbon impact of the supply chain and achieve net zero by 2050.
risk assessment and stakeholder management skills.
Good and thorough understanding and management of end to end RFP processes, contract award and supplier management.
Good understanding of contract law and legal principles.
What Will Help You On The Job
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. 



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