Major Equipment Procurement

Major Equipment Procurement - Summer Placement

MBDA is a leading defence organisation that is proud to support our Armed Forces in protecting our nations. We collaborate with governments to achieve a shared goal of defending our freedom.

Salary: £20,000 (pro rata)

Closing date for this role is midnight on Monday 22nd January.

What we can offer you:

• 10 or 12 week summer placement starting June 2024
• Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals and free car parking
• A placement that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world engineering projects and technologies
• Flexible working

Working pattern: the majority of your work will be conducted on site; a positive result of which is that our office remains a social and collaborative working environment. Nevertheless, there can be opportunities for home working depending on the nature of the task.

Major Equipment Procurement (MEP) work collaboratively with our suppliers around the world, enabling us to provide world leading defence capabilities for our home nations and their allies. We manage commercial and business relationships with both UK and overseas companies, providing subsystems, systems, studies and customer support - this for us is "Major Equipment".

Our current 165 suppliers are located all over the world and are typically the design authority for the articles procured. Our supplier subcontracts cover the entire life cycle (concept & assessment, development, production, in-service support and disposal) of missiles and missile systems under the responsibility of MBDA UK; this provides us with an excellent transversal view and offers the MEP team varied opportunities and role progression.

It's a fast-paced and dynamic department to work in where no two days are the same.

The MEP role is unique and exciting, requiring a combination of commercial expertise and partner management skills to lead business relationships with strategic worldwide suppliers, across a wide range of initiatives to drive overall supplier performance.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Subcontract Management (including drafting, amending, negotiating and managing terms and conditions) in accordance with applicable legislation and company processes – you will have the opportunity to learn this "on the job"
• Building and nurturing supplier and key stakeholder relationships
• Leading in the internal Multi-Functional Team responsible for the delivery of a sub-contract (consisting of Technical, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Project Management)
• Holding the Supplier to account for their performance and resolving any issues / conflicts (hardware, services and documentation)
• Providing commercial guidance to internal stakeholders
• Generating and implementing supplier strategies that deliver value for money
• Risk and opportunity management

What we're looking for from you

Currently studying for a degree, preferably in a Business and Management or Engineering discipline

Our Business

We value new perspectives, collaboration, and diversity. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential.

We encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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Please Note: MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Due to the nature of our work, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

Due to the nature of our business, this particular vacancy requires the applicant as a minimum to be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship and capable of achieving the clearance levels mentioned above.