Procurement Professional

Morson are recruiting for a Procurement Professional on behalf of a BAE Systems Scotstoun, Glasgow.

The Procurement Professional position will be a 12-month contract although highly likely to be long-term.

Procurement Professional Pay rate:

£22.00 per hour PAYE / PLUS £3.20 per hour holiday pay

/ OR (equivalent to) £28.60 per hour Umbrella

Hybrid - 3-4 days required on site (37 hours)

Procurement Professional - Role Description

• Working as a member of the procurement and supply chain team to provide procurement expertise, services and support to meet the operational needs of the business.
• The role holder will manage a larger or more complex order book, supplier or contract.

Procurement Professional Core Duties

• Manage contracts throughout their life in conjunction with the business
• Raise formal documents to support the sourcing and contracting process, including Request for Information, Request for Quotation, Assessment documents, Purchase Orders.
• Agree and discharge workload, ensuring priorities are managed and any issues of concern are escalated.
• Effectively manage order book, to ensure timely deliveries and accurate cash forecasting.
• Manage supplier payment process and resolve any goods receiving and supplier debt issues.
• Proactively manage instances of supplier under-performance against cost, quality and schedule.
• Work collaboratively to identify and escalate risk.
• Identify and deliver cost savings.

Procurement Professional Knowledge and Skills

• Experience working within a procurement and/or similar environment
• Possess a high standard of Procurement competence in key areas of sourcing, process knowledge, contracting skills and supplier management.
• Works on own initiative with limited supervision and with responsibility for delivery, escalating concerns.
• Analyse information and implement solutions with support, that best meet the requirements of the business.
• Ability to prioritise workload based on business need
• Good stakeholder management.
• Good understanding of purchase to pay systems, risk and supplier management tools.

Qualifications (only desirable)

Have CIPS qualification or equivalent standard.

If this position is of interest, please apply / or contact Matthew Crook or Connor Whitehouse on 0161 707 1516