Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Defence organisation to recruit a Senior Procurement Practitionner for an initial 6 month contract. There is a rate of 35 PAYE per hour PAYE OR 47.12 Umbrella Per Hour on offer for the successful candidate.  The role would involve a hybrid working arrangement with 2 days a week on site in Barrow In Furness and 3 days working from home. 

Please find the job spec. below:

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):
- Independently undertake transactional procurement activity including raising Request for Quotations, negotiating price and lead times, creating and managing purchase orders, expediting delivery and managing payments.
- Undertake supplier assessment and due diligence activity to ensure the effective selection of suppliers to meet business needs.
- Record and report cost savings / cost avoidance.
- Communicate with suppliers and internal / external stakeholders – resolving a wide variety of routine problems and quality issues, escalating complex / high impact issues when necessary.
- Apply awareness of risk and opportunity management to address low impact risks within contract management activity.
- Update systems such as SAP, eDMS, Teamcenter with quality, accurate information relating to the procurement activity, in accordance with document management policy and process.
- Continually review the performance of suppliers against quality, cost and delivery metrics to ensure Submarines requirements are met and to secure improvements.
- Complete cost-forecasting for equipment within individuals scope.
- Support the team, with minimal supervision, in the preparation of material in support of major subcontract / transactional process activity, including (but not limited to): raising requests for information, issuing invitation to tenders and contract packs, stage gate presentations, supplier down-selection, managing data deliverables, supplier visits (onsite and at supplier sites), supplier relationship management.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of in-scope product / service being provided to ensure requirements with respect to nuclear safety and environmental management are understood and delivered/met where applicable
- Sound knowledge of procurement principles and practices
- Sound understanding of negotiation and supplier management techniques
- Sound understanding of commercial aspects of contracts (with support).
- Knowledge of in-scope product / service being procured

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