Senior Procurement Officer

**_Bolton_**

**We seek passionate Procurement Officers to work collaboratively with our suppliers around the world, enabling MBDA to provide world leading defence capabilities for our home Nations and their Allies.**

**Job Title**: Senior Procurement Officer

**Salary**: Circa £_35,000_ depending on experience

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

**Dynamic (hybrid) working**: _2-3_ days per week on-site due to workload classification

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

**The opportunity**:
We seek passionate Procurement Officers to work collaboratively with our suppliers around the world, enabling MBDA to provide world leading defence capabilities for our home Nations and their Allies.

We lead commercial relationships with UK and overseas companies, which are typically the design authority for the articles procured. Our supplier subcontracts cover the entire life cycle of missiles and missile systems under the responsibility of MBDA UK; this provides us varied opportunities and role progression, as well as the chance to travel (potentially internationally, depending upon which project you are assigned).

You will manage mature series production supplier subcontracts and you will undertake activities such as ensuring supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support both Domestic and Export Customers, negotiating value for money future pricing arrangements, bidding for new business and placing subsequent subcontracts, managing supplier obsolescence issues and deploying mitigation strategies.

**What we're looking for from you**:

- Experience in contract management and negotiation in customer/supplier environment
- Determination: day-to-day problem solving in an exciting commercial environment is a key part, so you will need to be comfortable in asking and answering difficult questions, challenging yourself and others to common goals, organising both people and situations
- Communication: reporting and co-operation with internal and external partners
- Assertiveness: continually seek ways to maximise on opportunities

**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 treatments.
- ** Facilities**: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
- ** Training and Development**: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

**Our Business**:
We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

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