Purchasing Manager
2 days ago
We are currently recruiting on behalf of a specialist global aerospace engineering firm based in Bedford who provide a variety of products to the MoD and other services. Our client is looking for a **Purchasing Manager (Indirect).** Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the Indirect Purchasing Manager is responsible for the management and development of a team of 3 Indirect Buyers. The role purpose is to ensure best value procurement in theaward, delivery, and renewal of indirect contracts across 3 sectors. These are Facilities Management (Hard & Soft services) and Capital Acquisition of manufacturing machinery and IT equipment
The duties of this role include, but not limited to
- Review of Specifications, issue of Invitations to Tender, Tender Evaluation, and award of contract
- Provide guidance and expertise to support the successful delivery of procurement-based Projects including the evaluation of risks and identification of appropriate contracting strategies.
- Provide expertise, support, direction, advice, and guidance to internal customers on procurement policy and procedures including contract management
- Manage or monitor contracts to ensure all parties meet their contractual obligations and best value is achieved
- Ensure procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and risks of impropriety are minimised.
- Ensure goods and services are suitably specified; supplier performance is satisfactory, buying power is exploited and administration costs are minimised.
- Providing the key interface between client and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and that issues and risks are fully understood and managed.
**Required skills, qualifications, and experience**
**Proven demonstrable experience of acquisition of**
- Facilities Management Hard and Soft services
- Minor Works Projects - office refurbishment projects typically £10K - £500K utilising JCT Minor Works Building Contract with Contractors Design or similar
- New Build Construction projects typically £500K - £3.5Million utilising JCT Minor Works Building Contract with Contractors Design or similar
- Capital Acquisition of manufacturing machinery and IT equipment.
- Proven Supplier Relationship Management skills.
**Desirable skills qualifications, and experience**:
- Experience of Joint Contract Tribunal (JCT) contracting models
- MCIPS or studying towards it
- Experience in using SAP ERP software
- Mechanical (fabrications/machined items) and Electrical (box-build, cables, components) buying experience
- Supply chain experience in the defence environment
- Experience in the various phases of the product lifecycle from proposal capture, programme start-up, development, production, sustainment, and end-of-life
- Flexibility to work at different levels of subcontract complexity (off the shelf, build to print, MOTs, and design to specification)
- Knowledge/experience of process improvement methodologies
To be eligible for this role you must be willing to undergo SC clearance checks upon being offered the role.
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