Morson are working with the leading Aerospace manufacturer who are looking for a Buyer to join them as part of their General Procurement Team.

 The position does offer hybrid working (60% onsite requirement as a minimum).

Responsibilities

Main Activities

• Execute and support procurement strategy in the improvement projects for which the jobholder is responsible Procurement lead or support role. Execution to include A-Z implementation of procurement process from Strategy deployment, (support to) CFT development, negotiations to contract sign off.
• Ensure validation by the relevant MFT and following implementation of such category’s strategies.
• Provide guidance, strategies update and process information to Business Operations to ensure correct execution of transactional procurement activities aligned with the categories` strategies to meet customer satisfaction.
• Participate in the definition of sub-commodity and commodity trans-national, trans-divisional procurement strategies by providing benchmark actions and projects.
• Support preparation, execution and evaluation of Call for Tenders
• Support the MDT Leader in the governance of the programme consisting of several sourcing projects.

Procurement Lead Role

• Management and execution of the procurement strategy for some improvement projects aligned with the Fuel MDT (Multi-Divisional and Multi-functional team dedicated to Fuel scope), including the relationship management with associated key-stakeholders similar activities to be conducted on Energy scope, on demand.
• Use General Procurement tools in the process to support CFTs including in particular: Sourcing / tender tool, Contract tool, and Purchase order system.
• Manage internal alignment and approvals of internal key milestones with the General Procurement organisation.
• Ensure that deliverables can be managed and driven by implementation of contractual terms (cost, time, quality and associated Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

Procurement Support role

• Support MDT reviews and workshops, understand and contribute towards project objectives.
• Support international and cross-divisional CFT’s during preparation, negotiations, selection and contracting phases.
• Specific objectives as included in the lead role above as agreed with Project Procurement lead.
• Facilitate, coordination and support MDT and Supplier engagements.
• Collection, distribution and analysis of tender bidder proposal material.
• Contribution towards creation of documents supporting Steering reviews, Milestone gate approvals, Final approvals.
• Facilitate and coordinate key Supplier reviews.

Essential Skill Set

• Excellent (project) leadership skills to motivate cross-functional project teams in situations of often conflicting objectives (internal customer, supplier, budget)
• Advanced stakeholder management, negotiation, persuasion skills
• Good knowledge about procurement contracts
• Ideally experience in indirect procurement categories
• Strong business analytical skills (business case studies, financial KPI …)
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Good conflict management and conflict resolving skills
• Good organisation skills
• 3 to 5 years of experience, preferably within procurement
• Experience in leading MFT and improvement projects for procurement.
• Project Management experience

If this position is of interest to you please send an up todate CV.