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Job Title: Category Lead (Plant Equipment and Manufacturing)
Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £55,000 dependent on experience
What you'll be doing:
- Providing support to sourcing and procurement activities, supporting strategic procurement initiatives and negotiating on projects across multiple business units
- Taking a lead role in the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, from sourcing to contract negotiation/execution and ongoing Supplier Performance and Relationship Management
- Conducting and participating in market reviews with the supply chain to identify innovation and CI
- Driving the commodity/manufacturing capability strategy throughout the business.
- Providing challenge into the conventional way of thinking and procuring, in order to develop innovative contracting solutions
- Managing and influencing internal stakeholders across the business
Your skills and experiences:
Essential
- Demonstrable track record of Indirect Procurement/Commercial acumen
- Supplier management experience
- Multi-site procurement and stakeholder management experience
- Proven skills of working within a complex supply chain environment such as: manufacturing, large retailers, oil & gas, aerospace, automotive, nuclear etc.
- Experience of buying heavy plant machinery and equipment specifically within a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of negotiating complex international framework agreements.
- Flexibility to travel internationally (frequency and volume of travel to be determined)
Desirable:
- Category management experience
- Passion for driving and implementing change
- CIPs qualified
Benefits:
You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Procurement team:
You will be joining an expanding team in which you can influence major investments the company is making in future platforms, help shape and deliver the category plan and mould suppliers, giving the opportunity to make this role your own. In a role where no two days are the same, there is also potential for expansion, growth, and development within this role/team.
You will work as part of the Investment & Infrastructure Procurement team, managing strategic vendors and procuring services and manufacturing equipment. Using the procurement lifecycle as a tool, you will manage vendors in line with the category strategy and support its implementation across the wider business.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
Closing Date: 3rd August 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
