Senior Buyer - NEC

Senior Buyer - 6 month contract - Preston, Lancashire - £53.90 ph UMB or £40 ph PAYE (Inside IR35)

The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.

The Role

The required individuals will be hands-on and will be embedded within the team pulling together and running the ITT process up to Contract Award.

Role Responsibilities:

Not limited to…

• Working to deliver a high value tender framework
• Supporting the day to day to tender activities
• Managing tender documents which align with the agreed strategy
• Developing tender criteria which support the required outcomes
• Managing the appropriate assessment criteria with key stakeholders
• Setting incentivisation targets which support project outcomes though KPI's
• Enforcing strict tender process and protocols throughout both development, production, and pricing phases
• Supporting governance needs within a complex project environment
• Managing the ITT programme elements
• Utilising COUPA software platform to build, update and manage a tender process
• Working with the team and key stakeholders to align the ITT outputs and production of final outcome reports
• Supporting development of the head contract terms and conditions, and associated call off contracts
• Agreeing and being involved in contract finalisation process
• Managing queries both during the run up to and throughout the pricing stage, related to both ITT and Contract queries
• Working within a high security environment

What are BAE Systems looking for from you?

• Able to manage multiple stakeholders
• Honest and open in approach
• Able to work as part of a professional team
• Experience of Supplier Relationship Management during tender process
• Experience of commercial terms associated with construction and infrastructure delivery
• Capable of dealing with ambiguity and change in a tender process
• Familiar with UK Construction Supply Chain
• Experience of procuring high value NEC contracts

Security Requirements: SC & UK EYES ONLY

This role will require you to hold or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance (SC). You will need to obtain a BPSS check as part of this process. You must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship and have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum 5 year period. If you are unsure as to whether you are eligible, please contact me to discuss.

This role also requires you to be a solely British national and therefore hold no other nationalities.