Lead Buyer

6 months ago

Stevenage, United Kingdom MBDA Full time

**Come and join our UK Sites and Professional Services procurement team We lead all aspects of Construction, Facilities Management and Professional Services spend across the Group.**

**Job Title**: Lead Buyer - FM Services

**Salary**: Circa £_50,000_ depending on experience

**Location**: _Stevenage_ (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

**Dynamic (hybrid) working**: _1-2_ days per week on-site due to workload classification

**Security Clearance**: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

**The opportunity**:
Are you an experienced Senior Buyer with experience in some or all of the following categories: Facilities Management, Logistics & Warehousing including international logistics (freight forwarding and charter) and looking for a new role? Are you a looking to be involved in unique business looking to increase in scale across all sites? Are you looking to expand your existing knowledge and skills? Are you looking to work flexibly and dynamically with a role that better suits your lifestyle but gives you a professional challenge?

Come and join our UK Sites and Professional Services procurement team We lead all aspects of Construction, Facilities Management and Professional Services spend across the Group.

Here at MBDA we're making significant infrastructure investment across all our UK sites to support company growth over the coming years with multiple new buildings, building upgrades and refurbishments and all the services to support the larger footprint.

You will work in partnership with our internal customers to lead procurement competitions in the UK, develop our procurement pipeline working with the FM department, champion the right relationships with our stakeholders (both internal and external) and Contractors and deliver the right procurement outcomes for MBDA. This role is one where you will run and build competitions for the UK with the opportunity to expand to other countries by leading transversal teams to deliver on MBDA requirements.

There are few procurement roles that offer such a dynamic and flexible working pattern, across a large number of exciting projects and spend portfolio the potential for career development within a growing and constantly-evolving company.

**What we're looking for from you**:
Someone who understands any aspect of FM and construction procurement, Contract negotiation and utilisation.
- Provide support to the FM & Construction procurement strategy with duties consisting but not limited too:

- Working with and guiding stakeholders on procurement process and strategy
- Running & supporting Competitive Tender Events via the Ivalua eprocurement tool
- Build Request For Proposal tender packs from MBDA and industry standard templates
- Planning Tender Programmes with internal stakeholders and external consultants
- Sourcing exercises
- Identify savings opportunities, capture & record Savings achieved via sourcing events
- Produce and present Procurement Gate Reviews to ensure MBDA Indirect Procurement Process is adhered to.
- Lead negotiations with suppliers to optimise cost, delivery and quality of services and products
- Understand and be able to initially negotiate contract clauses.
- Build strong relationships with supplier in order to meet Internal Customer requirements effectively
- Build strong relationships with UK FM, Security, SHE (Safety), and International Facilities teams in order to support their requirements and needs
- Actively support functional excellence programmes, identifying areas for improvement where new processes may be required

SKILLS
- Significant practical experience, vocational or academic qualifications
- Strong team and communication skills
- Good written, verbal and presentation skills
- Good negotiation skills
- Proactive approach / self-starter and able to work under pressure and independently and as a team player
- Good organisational, planning and admin skills
- Pragmatic approach to problems & issues
- Good commercial experience of contract terms of FM and other service contracts.
- Knowledge of cost make-up and pricing is desirable but not essential
- Experience is international freight forwarding (including charter flights) is desirable but not essential

**Our company**:
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

**What we can offer you**:

- ** Company bonus**: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
- ** Pension**: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- ** Overtime**:opportunity for paid overtime
- ** Flexi Leave**: Up to 15 additional days
- ** Enhanced parental leave**: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatmen

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