MBDA
defence
ProcurementSpecialist
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“Procurement Specialist at MBDA. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. manage mature series production and technical supplier subcontracts. ensuring supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support both Domestic and Export Customers”
What You'll Achieve.
enabling MBDA to provide world leading defence capabilities for our home Nations and their Allies; ensuring supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support both Domestic and Export Customers; negotiating value for money future pricing arrangements; bidding for new business and placing subsequent subcontracts; managing supplier obsolescence issues and deploying mitigation strategies
Industry & Context.
day-to-day problem solving in an exciting commercial environment
Spanish Citizen or dual national, but must speak fluent Spanish with fluency in English (C1 Level), Spain and European Travel to suppliers required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience in contract management and negotiation in customer/supplier environment (At least 2 years), Qualified in a business subject area with procurement or supply chain accreditations, or equivalent experience
Nice to Have
Defence Market Knowledge and technical skills on ammunitions.
What You'll Do.
manage mature series production and technical supplier subcontracts
ensuring supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support both Domestic and Export Customers
negotiating value for money future pricing arrangements
bidding for new business and placing subsequent subcontracts
managing supplier obsolescence issues
deploying mitigation strategies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work collaboratively with our suppliers around the world; lead commercial relationships with Spanish and overseas companies; reporting and co-operation with internal and external partners
Communication Scope
Communication: reporting and co-operation with internal and external partners
Full Job Description
**Based in Madrid in Spain** **Security Clearance** : Spanish Citizen or dual national, but must speak fluent Spanish with fluency in English (C1 Level) **Salary** : depending on experience **Homeworking** : 5 days per month **What we can offer you:** * **Company bonus** : Up to 2000€ (based on company performance and will vary year to year) * **Private Medical Insurance:** Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefit. * **Other benefits:** Meal vouchers and Life Insurance. **The opportunity:** We seek passionate Procurement Officers to work collaboratively with our suppliers around the world, enabling MBDA to provide world leading defence capabilities for our home Nations and their Allies. We lead commercial relationships with Spanish and overseas companies, which are typically the design authority for the articles procured. Our supplier subcontracts cover the entire life cycle of missiles and missile systems under the responsibility of MBDA; this provides us varied opportunities and role progression, as well as the chance to travel (national or internationally). You will manage mature series production and technical supplier subcontracts and you will undertake activities such as ensuring supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support both Domestic and Export Customers, negotiating value for money future pricing arrangements, bidding for new business and placing subsequent subcontracts, managing supplier obsolescence issues and deploying mitigation strategies. **What we 're looking for from you:** * Experience in contract management and negotiation in customer/supplier environment (At least 2 years) * Defence Market Knowledge and technical skills on ammunitions. * Determination: day-to-day problem solving in an exciting commercial environment is a key part, so you will need to be comfortable in asking and answering difficult and technical questions, challenging yourself and others to common go
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