Procurement Professionals Edinburgh, Scotland
Leonardo
Full Time
Edinburgh, Scotland
51321 - 64115 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Closing Date:
This vacancy may close at any time, if this role is of interest to you we recommend you apply as soon as possible.
The Opportunity
At Leonardo we have multiple opportunities for procurement professionals with subcontract management, category or buyer experience to join our procurement team. Your focus will predominately be supporting the Edinburgh site in addition to supporting work across the UK.
Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air.
The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the world's top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infra-red countermeasure systems.
You will work alongside other members of the procurement team, engineering, quality, operations and project management stakeholders to deliver compliant contracts to support either production or development products. This gives a great opportunity to gain exposure across the full UK business.
What we can offer you:
- Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
- Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
- Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
- Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
- Carers (employees caring for families or friends)
- Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
- Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
- Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
- We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
- Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring including access to thousands of online courses free of charge via Coursera
- Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
- Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
- Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days
What you will do
Your typical accountabilities may include but not limited to:
- Responsible for putting in place the appropriate Commercial Agreements, including but not limited to, internal and external Customer flow downs, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA’s) and Export Licences etc.
- Prepare the relevant Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Contract documentation packs such as Bid Packs, Contractual Terms, Price Agreements and Statements of Work.
- Responsible for creating and presenting Contract Compliance packs for internal audit and to external Government bodies or their Agencies.
- Market analysis of Supplier pricing to ensure price reasonableness is achieved and reported (benchmarking).
- Plan and execute cost negotiation of Supplier pricing and provide reporting for internal / external Audit.
- Provide analysis of material pricing to support the Product Cost Review Boards with a view to highlighting cost reduction opportunities in line with declared project / product targets.
- Collaborate with Engineering to understand our product route maps so market research can be undertaken to identify capable and sustainable sources of supply.
- Identify and encourage Supplier competition for material requirements, utilising the Supply Review Board (SRB) process as an enabler.
- Prepare varied Lifecycle Management reporting such as Procurement Plans to outline the status and progress of material sourcing, Contracting Compliance and Bid Support.
- Liaise with the suppliers on engineering change requests, including agreeing point of embodiment, costs and lead-time impacts.
- Responsible for the management of Supplier delivery performance (of NPI Contracts) throughout the Contract lifecycle in line with defined Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
- Responsible for managing the material budget, reporting on aspects such as Revenue Forecasting and Estimate to Complete.
- Identify and manage risk and opportunity, working collaboratively with Suppliers and other IPT members.
- Deploy the appropriate SAP activities in order to carry out your job effectively, especially in relation to the creation of compliant Contracts
- Support our sustainable business strategy by considering Environmental, Social and Governance factors throughout the supply chain
Security Clearance
You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
What we are looking for
If you have procurement experience at any level and you are looking for an opportunity to join our team we encourage you to apply.
Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge
- CIPS preferred but not essential
- Experience of capex procedures preferred but not essential
- Exposure to / understanding of Contract Terms & Conditions
- Working knowledge of Trade/Export Compliance
- Understanding of the change management process
- Good negotiation and questioning skills
- Ability to influence
- Analytical and numerate skills
- Effective and flexible communication skills
- IT literate (MS Office & SAP knowledge preferred)
- Innovative
Progression
This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.
Diversity Statement
We are relentless about inclusion. We understand an inclusive environment is one that welcomes everyone as they are. We see diversity as a strength. We still have some way to go to achieving diverse teams across our whole business. We would like you to be part of our journey to creating that better balance and welcome applications from all individuals from all walks of life as we build a stronger company together.
Life at Leonardo
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Our UK locations
We have offices around the UK, including Basildon, Bristol, Edinburgh, Lincoln, Luton, Southampton and Yeovil
Committed to Inclusion
We are committed to creating a working environment that is designed to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed.
Leonardo
https://uk.leonardo.com/
London, United Kingdom
Alessandro Profumo
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Public
Aerospace & Defence
1948
