Senior Procurement Practitioner

Senior Procurement Practitioner - 12 month contract - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria - £31.78 ph UMB or £23.70 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

Join a dynamic and rapidly growing team at the forefront of a once-in-a-generation infrastructure investment. You'll be part of a programme delivering transformative change within an operational and maintenance environment, ensuring continuity of services while driving major enhancements. Our team thrives on collaboration, innovation and high-impact delivery, providing opportunities to shape processes, lead new actions, and contribute to projects that will define the future of our infrastructure. This is a unique chance to be involved in a high-profile programme where your expertise and ideas will make a tangible difference.

Role Responsibilities:

Not limited to…

Working with the wider business and its external professional teams to develop sourcing and contracting solutions for a 10 year + investment programme in the Northwest

Identification of risks, issues and liabilities within procurement and contract strategies

Supporting and managing procurement plans to capture stakeholder requirements

Provide commercial and supply chain support to the delivery programmes

Leading the sourcing and contracting procurement process, inclusive of tender pack development, evaluation and award

Leading negotiations with suppliers including commercial aspects to ensure the best outcome for the business

Support the development of supply chain strategies and lead implementation of plans

Co-ordination throughout the end-to-end procurement process such that customer and supplier issues are communicated and resolved effectively

Ensuring that life cycle costing principles are fully considered pre-ITT including input to Make v Buy process and contractor down-selection

What are BAE Systems looking for from you?

• An understanding of business and procurement approaches, techniques, processes, policy and strategy
• Experience of contract and supplier performance management

• Experience working in supply chain within the estates management or infrastructure industry
• Experience leading / supporting procurements based on specification, for design and manufacture/build

Security Requirements: SC & UK EYES ONLY

This role will require the person to hold full Security Clearance (SC) prior to working onsite. You will need to obtain a BPSS check as part of this process. You must currently hold or be eligible and willing to obtain SC and 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.