Procurement Manager Hastings, England
Job description
Do you have procurement management experience, and are you seeking a new job in Hastings? If so, we want to hear from you! General Dynamics Mission Systems UK is looking for a skilled and collaborative Procurement Manager to join our inclusive and welcoming team. This full-time procurement management role comes with an excellent starting salary of up to £65k and benefits.
As a skilled Procurement Manager, you will be directly responsible for the procurement of all components and material-related matters within the Avionics business streams. You will also manage procurement teams to ensure the skills, capabilities and processes needed to support the business unit’s financial and central goals are achieved.
In your first few weeks in this procurement management job, you can expect to:
- Direct and coordinate procurement team activities necessary to successfully support internal customer commodity and service procurement requirements on site
- Manage all indirect and direct commodity procurement
- Review and negotiate terms and conditions to ensure the business is legally covered, de-risked and profitable
- Focus on cost savings/avoidance through supplier cost negotiation, process improvements/enhancements, utilising the AWAR and design to cost processes
- Manage supplier performance regarding quality, delivery and cost
To apply for this Procurement Manager role, you will need a degree or equivalent in business administration, engineering or accounting and a CIPS qualification. You will also require the following:
- Proven procurement experience in a high technology, defence, government or manufacturing environment
- Organised procurement and subcontract management experience, ideally in the aerospace, defence, government or project-guided manufacturing environment
- Background working in calculated environments (what needs to be done now to achieve the current business objectives) and the principal environment (establishing and aligning the team around central business objectives)
- Experience in challenging the norm, identifying, influencing and managing ‘best practice’ change implementation of processes and procedures
If you’re looking to impact and create change positively, you will be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package for your inclusive and committed approach.
If this full-time Procurement Manager job in Hastings motivates and inspires you, please get in touch with General Dynamics UK today. We look forward to hearing from you! - the full Job Description is available below.
In this role, we operate hybrid working (with time split between home and our facilities each week) or you can be based full time within our offices in Hastings.
Our Company benefits
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:
- A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
- A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
- A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
- Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
- A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
- A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide a wide range of Avionic Mission Computing Systems for a wide range Military Fast Jets, Helicopters and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and weapon systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.
General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts, and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!
As part of our commitment to inclusion and diversity we welcome in particular applications from women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and ethnic minority groups.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email [email protected] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.
