Senior Procurement Specialist

Job Title: Senior Procurement Specialist

Location: Rochester, Kent

Salary: £40,000 - £47,000 dependent on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Receiving requisitions and demands, negotiate with suppliers and process Purchase Orders, Purchase Order Amendments and/or Purchase Agreements
• Negotiating Terms and Conditions, Price Agreements and other contractual documents with suppliers
• Maintaining strong, effective relationships with suppliers and be able to resolve relationship and performance issues
• Understanding the budget requirements for the Purchase Orders, identify opportunities for cost reduction/avoidance through effective negotiation
• Understanding and communicating key performance indicators for suppliers and be able to engage with and address issues at a senior level within the supplier organisation
• Maintaining Supplier open order books and ensure that correct and current data is maintained in the Oracle ERP system
• Understand and support the implementation of corporate Procurement processes (Strategic Supplier Management, Sub-Contract Management, and Commodity Management) as appropriate to their area of responsibility
• Training/coaching junior members of staff on Procurement processes and procedures and support audits of these, including supporting the implementation of improvement plans
• Acting as an independent interface between suppliers and the business, demonstrating effective relationship management skills

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven experience in buying/procurement/purchasing
• Prior experience in leading negotiations and Supplier Relationship Management

Desirable:

• HNC/HND in Business Studies or equivalent experience
• MCIPS Qualified or Equivalent experience
• Experience using ERP systems such as Oracle
• Manufacturing background would be preferable

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Closing Date: 31 st March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.