Procurement Specialist

1 week ago

Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom QinetiQ Full time

Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Location: Ashford, Kent

Company: QinetiQ Target Systems

Salary: Competitive

Hours: 37 hours per week (On-site)

About the Role

We are currently recruiting a Procurement Specialist to join QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) within our Purchasing Team. QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC specialising in the design and manufacture of a range of state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems including the world leading Banshee target.

QTS targets are used to enable realistic weapons test and evaluation and operator training in over 40 countries worldwide with QTS providing a complete managed service in over 15 of these countries.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Procurement team in making sure we maintain our high standard of delivery to our internal customers.
  • Negotiate optimum prices with suppliers ensuring best value procurement.
  • Monitor supplier performance measures on purchase price, OTIF and quality and continually seek opportunities for improvement.
  • Work closely with the expeditor to keep deliveries on track.
  • Attend daily production meetings to support build plans.
  • Closely collaborate with all key internal customers.
  • Prepare purchase orders.
  • Resolve supply or invoice queries.
  • Check purchase order acknowledgements from suppliers.
  • Maintain Procurement documents and procedures.
  • Data input and carry out production system maintenance.

Requirements

You will have Procurement department experience, ideally gained in a manufacturing environment and have recently gained or be working towards your CIPS qualification.

You'll be calm under pressure and able to work as part of a team.

We also ask that you have:

  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Good interpersonal skills, particularly in negotiating.
  • Good analytical skills.
  • Good IT skills.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • A creative mind-set.
  • Exposure to planning, indirect buying or strategic buying.

What We Offer

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of exciting defence-based projects, with vast career progression across a global organisation, in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits.

You'll receive a competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive, as we constantly review what's happening in the market.

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