Procurement Manager
// Role Summary
Lead the negotiation, implementation, and performance of complex supplier subcontracts, safeguarding MBDA's commercial interests and enabling world-leading defence capabilities. This role offers dynamic hybrid working and extensive benefits.
// Key Responsibilities
- Manage the entire lifecycle of missile and missile system subcontracts.
- Ensure subcontracts are delivered on time, within cost, and to quality standards.
- Provide commercial guidance and manage risks for MBDA.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with global suppliers.
- Undertake performance management and identify commercial risks.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Working within Major Equipment Procurement (MEP), you will partner with our suppliers around the world, enabling MBDA to provide world-leading defence capabilities for our Home Nations and their Allies. This is a key role where you will lead the preparation, negotiation, implementation, and performance of subcontracts across the entire life cycle of missiles and missile systems. You will ensure that contracts are effectively managed to time, cost, and quality, resulting in the delivery of high value and sophisticated sub-systems. You will provide commercial guidance to internal customers and manage risk and opportunity to safeguard the interests of MBDA.
Key Activities
Day-to-day activities may vary but are expected to include:
- Preparation and execution of subcontracts, either with existing partners or as a result of tendering activities.
- Overseeing subcontract amendments to ensure compliance with the latest contracting standards and legislation.
- Undertaking performance management activities to ensure supplier delivery aligns with subcontract obligations.
- Developing and nurturing strong supplier relationships with partners in the UK, Europe, and globally.
- Identifying and mitigating commercial and business risks associated with responsible suppliers.
- Obtaining quotations and critical intelligence from suppliers to support MBDA's new business bids.
What We're Looking For
MEP provides a collaborative, team-focused environment where multitasking is a key skill. This is a really key role, and we need individuals who are passionate about executing and managing critical and complex supplier subcontracts. Experience in providing work collaboratively with UK and/or international suppliers whilst protecting the commercial position is essential.
What We Can Offer You
- Salary: Circa £48,000 depending on experience.
- Dynamic Working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification.
- Company Bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance).
- Pension: Maximum total contribution of up to 14%.
- Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime.
- Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days.
- Flexible Working: We welcome applicants looking for flexible arrangements.
- Enhanced Parental Leave: Up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave, with enhancements for paternity, neonatal, and fertility treatments.
- Facilities: Subsidised meals, free car parking, and more.