Head of Procurement

Job Description Head of Procurement - 00120056 The Head of Procurement for Tornado is responsible for all SMSCMC Procurement activities in support of the Tornado Programme. These responsibilities include managing a team of circa 10 procurement managers and professionals, dealing with day to day procurement and supplier management activities, assuring Procurement controls are in place, developing the team, supporting wider functional activities and reporting progress into the Tornado programme. The role covers a range of procurement and supplier management including the management of supplier agreements, order book management and performance against agreed KPI’s. Also responsible for associated internal reporting to senior management and external reporting to SMSCMC customers & stakeholders. Typically the post holder will be dealing with suppliers including Rolls Royce, Panavia and Leonardo and other businesses within the BAE Systems Group, with an spend value in excess of £500M · Manage team resource levels, including the development and training of team members through the company PDR process and Procurement skills and competency matrix, engaging in staff development to improve team performance and motivation. In particular support to company Saudisation strategies and targets. · Overall management of our supplier business agreements, contracts registers, management of associated order books for both routine requirements and any special or critical requirements. · Extensive experience in managing high performing procurement teams in a complex business environment. · Strong communication and negotiation skills when dealing with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders. Must be tenacious in dealing with supplier’s performance and related supply chain issues. · Ability to develop constructive and professional working relationships with both suppliers, other businesses within the BAE Systems Group, colleagues and customers at all levels. · Strong experience in managing both individual and team performances. Able to manage multi-cultural teams to support, motivate and develop a strong team identity. · The ability to work with multiple stakeholders and solve problems using detailed analytical and evaluative thinking. · A strong understanding of the current export control regulations and compliance requirements for procurement, in particular US Export regulations. · Good knowledge of procurement ERP tools, preferably IFS and SAP. · Ability to develop and evaluate procurement and supply chain reports from IFS / SAP and Microsoft applications. (The Saudi Maintenance and Supply Chain Chains Management Company holds the Mowaamah Gold Certificate as a work environment that empowers and motivates people with disabilities. We take pride in creating environment that supports everyone regardless of gender, age, physical ability)

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