Supply Chain Contracts Manager

Job Title: Supply Chain Contracts Manager

Location: Scotstoun and Govan – Onsite

Salary: £46,000 – £52,000 – dependent on experience and qualifications

Responsible for established Procurement Contract(s) for the build and delivery phase of a highly complex Naval Ships programme. In this delivery phase, the role involves coordinating the activities of the supplier with the Ship Builders and Engineers to deliver equipment and installation services to schedule and cost; managing budgets.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage the supplier responsibilities during delivery, installation and commissioning of key equipment on the ship
• Work with Engineering, Operations and Quality to deliver equipment from suppliers that meets our specification, quality, schedule and cost requirements
• Lead these multi discipline activities – e.g. weekly project reviews with suppliers, Factory Acceptance Tests of equipment, quarterly business reviews, in yard supplier visits etc.
• Manage the contract with each supplier:
• Manage delivery of agreed milestones to cost and schedule
• Negotiate any contract change with suppliers
• Investigate and resolve claims for delay or poor performance
• Use the ERM system to manage Purchase Orders and other deliverables
• Report monthly and quarterly on cost and schedule performance
• Lead on cost by actively pursuing cost reduction or cost avoidance activity, often requiring multi stakeholder buy-in
  
  

Essential

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of direct procurement complex environments
• Experience of managing complex contracts in a delivery phase
• Commercial acumen
• Able and comfortable communicating at many levels – from shop floor to senior management
• Strong communicator and influencer
  
  

Desirable

• MCIPS qualified or equivalent, working towards CIPS or suitable experience in a relevant role
• Experience of Project Management methodologies and techniques
  
  

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Our Procurement Team

No two days will be the same in this challenging yet immensely rewarding role, whilst coordinating the activities of the supplier with the Ship Builders and Engineers to deliver equipment, installation and commissioning services to schedule and cost. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in the procurement of materials, equipment and services for the build and delivery phase to support our nations defences. You will have the ability to increase skill and knowledge base to enable future career opportunities in a dynamic and changing environment.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 30th April 2024. Interviews for the position will take place w/c 6th May 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.