Supply Chain Specialist

Summary: The Supply Chain Specialist role at BAE Systems in Portsmouth involves supporting procurement processes, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with departmental procedures. The position requires negotiation skills and the ability to identify cost-saving opportunities while delivering on key performance indicators. This is a 12-month on-site contract with the potential for extension. The role demands a proactive approach to supplier management and contract elements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and/or prepare outputs and deliverables and select suppliers in line with the departmental procedures and systems
• Support and/or negotiate all commercial, financial, quality and schedule elements of contracts and any authorised changes in line with departmental procedures
• Pro-actively support and deliver effective supplier management and manage open order book in line with the project’s integrated schedule
• Support Line Manager in delivering KPI’s
• Identify and implement cost saving opportunities

Key Skills:

• Experience of Procurement / Supply Chain Department
• Knowledge of commercial and contractual acumen
• Working understanding of tool sets and IT (SAP desirable but not essential)
• Experience and understanding of MRP
• Working knowledge of Purchase to Pay
• Tender process and down selection experience

Salary (Rate): £31.74

City: Portsmouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other