Principal Specialist

**Job Title: Principal Specialist - Subcontract Management**

**Location(s)**:United Kingdom (desired: London, Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Buckinghamshire) although can be flexible - expectation would be on site at Harlow at least once a week.**

**Summary of Role**:
Within the Weapons and Sensors Business Area, one of the largest operating areas within the Raytheon UK business, the dynamic Subcontract Management team manage circa £350M annually and are an integral part of the Supply Chain team. The Team are involved in several exciting and high-profile programmes and accountable for partnering and promoting relationship management strategies resolving risk and challenges within the supply chain and bring material & services into the Raytheon safeguarding continuity of supply, to the highest quality and deliver on time.

Reporting to the Senior Subcontracts Manager for the Weapons and Sensors Business Area, the Principal Specialist will be responsible to contributes to Subcontract Management activity in respect of partnering and relationship management strategies and responses to customer Requests for Proposal. Responsible for and directs all phases of the subcontract from initiation of the business case for make or buy decisions through requests for proposals, subcontract management plans, negotiation strategy, cost accountability, programme execution and contract closure.

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**Main Duties (Leading and/or Supporting)**:

- Liaising with peers from other disciplines and businesses and the Functional SLT.
- Creates, executes and manages various International or Domestic subcontract types (Cost Type, Incentive Type, Firm Fixed, etc.), using various source selection techniques.
- Participates in development of supplier Statements of Work (SOW) and conducts bidders’ conferences as required.
- Performs or supports cost and price analysis, develops negotiation strategies, and leads negotiations in order to create value for money outcomes for procuring goods and services
- Directs and manages all costs, quality, schedule, financial and technical performance requirements that are levied on the subcontractor or the product family and is required to ensure performance and support of the contract milestones of the system
- Responsible for early subcontractor identification and engagement to support new business pursuits and provide risk and opportunity analysis for early capture.
- Contribute to the creation of business capture strategies by recommending strategic choices to improve the organisation’s short and long term performance
- Executes to customer requirements including government regulations, public law and Raytheon policies and procedures.
- Continually assesses and promotes sustainable and responsible procurement, including social, cultural and diversity values in the organisation and throughout the supply chain
- Leverages industry capabilities to align with technology roadmaps.
- Participates in gate reviews and capture / proposal efforts.
- Leads or is an active member of the Supplier IPT and facilitates relationships between program office/functional organisations and suppliers.
- Utilises project management skills and techniques when managing suppliers.
- Evaluates the challenges faced by the programme(s)/organisation and the supply chains and takes action to mitigate risks and to develop opportunities
- Initiates and participates in supplier assessments and development activities.
- Functional representative at supplier and internal reviews including Gates, MRBs and EACs
- Produces business cases/ briefing materials for management reviews
- Participates / leads supplier assessments and supplier development activity teams, including the administration of appropriate due diligence activity

**Essential**:

- Experience in Subcontract Management, Procurement, Commodity and / or related field
- Related degree/ MCIPS / BA / MBA / B.Eng / M.Eng / MSc or equivalent
- Flexible and positive attitude
- Able to lead effectively in a multi-functional team
- Excellent verbal and written communications and ability to brief at mid/senior level
- Knowledge of import/export legislation and logístical requirements
- Experience of programme management skills (IPDS / Risk Management / Programme Gating / Metrics/ SOW Development / Business Finance)
- Experience in high complexity proposal and programme governance activities
- Administration of delivery/acceptance/invoicing of goods and services
- Experience in or exposure to negotiating high complexity non-standard agreements
- Experience of problem solving and dispute resolution
- Experience or knowledge of MRP, SAP and purchase order placement / material receipt processes
- Understanding of strategies and turning them into operational reality
- Understanding the various types of Supplier agreements
- Experience of running supplier competitions
- Experience of develop