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Do you have experience of providing work collaboratively with UK and/or international suppliers whilst protecting the commercial position?\nSalary: Circa £48,000 depending on experience\nDynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification\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 Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)\n Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%\nOvertime: opportunity for paid overtime\nFlexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days\nFlexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements\nEnhanced parental leave: 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…\nHealthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more. \nThe opportunity:\nWorking within Major Equipment Procurement (MEP), you will partner 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 contracts 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 partners or as a result of running 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\nDevelop and nurture strong supplier relationships with suppliers within the UK, Europe and the rest of the world\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\nWhat we're looking for from you:\nMEP provides a collaborative, team-focused environment where multitasking is a key skill. 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