Programme Procurement Manager
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About the Role
Babcock seeks a Programme Procurement Manager to set and deliver procurement and supply chain strategy across defence and aerospace programmes. You will lead a team, negotiate major supplier agreements, and drive supplier performance.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Lead a high performing team of Senior Buyers and Buyers to deliver project outcomes on time and to customer requirements
- Own category and project procurement strategies, improving contract maturity and supplier value
- Negotiate major supplier agreements and manage selection to secure best value, compliant contracts
- Drive supplier performance and escalate risks to resolution across cost, quality, delivery and sustainability
- Report monthly on KPIs and requirements, collaborating with senior stakeholders across engineering, commercial, finance and projects
Requirements
- Significant procurement experience in a project procurement environment, including team leadership
- Proven supplier relationship management and stakeholder engagement at senior levels
- Demonstrable negotiation, contract and commercial skills delivering measurable cost and value outcomes
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced, reactive environment while coaching others
- Strong data analysis capability to inform decisions and KPI reporting
- Recognised degree level qualification and/or relevant experience in engineering, supply chain or lean culture
- CIPS Level 5+ or membership of a relevant professional body (preferred)
- Must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance
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The Role
- As a Programme Procurement Manager, you'll set and deliver the procurement and supply chain strategy across complex, fast moving defence and aerospace programmes.
- Your impact will be felt across national security projects and throughout our business.
Day to day
- Lead a high performing team of Senior Buyers and Buyers to deliver project outcomes on time and to customer requirements.
- Own category and project procurement strategies, improving contract maturity and supplier value.
- Negotiate major supplier agreements and manage selection to secure best value, compliant contracts.
- Drive supplier performance and escalate risks to resolution across cost, quality, delivery and sustainability.
- Report monthly on KPIs and requirements, collaborating with senior stakeholders.
Essential Experience
- Significant procurement experience in a project procurement environment, including team leadership.
- Proven supplier relationship management and stakeholder engagement at senior levels.
- Demonstrable negotiation, contract and commercial skills delivering measurable cost and value outcomes.
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced, reactive environment while coaching others to succeed.
- Strong data analysis capability to inform decisions and KPI reporting.
Qualifications
- A recognised degree level qualification and/or relevant experience in engineering, supply chain or lean culture (essential).
- Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Level 5+ or membership of a relevant professional body (preferred).
Security Clearance
- The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
What We Offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables one day's paid leave for volunteering
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