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Do you have experience of working collaboratively with UK and/or International Suppliers whilst protecting your Employer’s commercial position? If yes, please read on:\nSalary: Up to £50,000 - depending on experience and qualifications.\nDynamic (hybrid) working: Up to 3 days per week will be expected to be undertaken on-site due to workload classification - especially during the initial 6-months to integrate with the MBDA Team\nSecurity Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.\nRestrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum, and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.\nWhat we can offer you:\n Yearly Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on MBDA performance and will vary year to year)\n Pension: A maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%\nOvertime: O pportunity for paid overtime and Travel time.\nFlexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days can be accrued.\nFlexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.\nEnhanced parental leave: MBDA offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave; enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments\nFacilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…\nThe opportunity:\nWorking within Project Procurement team, you will work with our Suppliers around the world and enable MBDA to provide world-leading defence capabilities for our Home Nations and their Allies.\nYou will lead the preparation, negotiation, implementation and performance of subcontracts across the entire life cycle of missiles and missile systems. You will ensure that subcontracts are effectively managed to time, cost, and quality resulting in the delivery of high value and sophisticated sub-systems. You will need to provide commercial guidance to internal Customers and manage risk and opportunity to safeguard the interests of MBDA.\nKey activities on a day-to-day basis can vary between individual roles, but expected activities you are likely to complete:\nPreparation and execution of subcontracts, either with existing Suppliers or as a result of running competitive tendering activities.\nOversee subcontract amendments to ensure they remain topical and in compliance with latest contracting standards and legislation. \nUndertaking performance management activities to ensure that Suppliers deliver in line with subcontract obligations.\nAs part of a MBDA multi-functional team, develop and nurture strong Supplier relationships with Suppliers within the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.\nRegularly visit Supplier premises, whether that be in the UK, Europe or Worldwide as part of your role, carrying out Supplier assessments, chairing subcontract progress meetings or ad-hoc sessions.\nIdentify and mitigate commercial and business risks relating to the Suppliers which you are responsible for.\nObtain quotations and other critical intelligence from Suppliers which enable MBDA to bid for new business opportunities.\nWhat we're looking for from you:\nMBDA’s Project Procurement personnel provide a collaborative, team-focused environment where multitasking is a key skill.\nThis is a really key role, orchestrating the MBDA internal multi-functional team as well as the Supplier, so MBDA need proactive and dedicated people who can help us be successful by taking requirements and problem solving with tangible solutions.\nThere will be ample opportunities for you to develop within the MEP team, whether that be on-the-job or through MBDA’s excellent career development and training facilities, and across the wider Procurement business.\nExperience and Qualifications:\nExperience in a Procurement or Supply Chain related role, ideally in a Defence or Aerospace contracting environment.\nIdeally degree qualified in a business discipline, relevant procurement or supply chain accreditation (e.g. CIPS) or equivalent experience.\nExperienced in: Negotiation in a Customer/ Supplier environment, Bidding to win against a context of global supply chains and contract conditions.\nOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given\nMBDA is a leading defence organisation. 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