Procurement Professionals

Copello have partnered with a leading defence business in the recruitment of Procurement Professionals / Practitioners to be based in Cumbria.Depending on level, responsibilities will include:
* Responsibility for sourcing, negotiating, placing & managing contracts to de-risk the programme
* Working in conjunction with the Integrated Delivery Team and cross programme key stakeholders
* Maintaining reporting and managing information in line with programme requirements including Cost and spend management, Supplier performance, Schedule delivery performance of data and hardware
* Maintenance and creation of Purchase Orders in SAP and associated purchasing systems
* Accountability for all related Supply Chain activity in line with area of responsibility
* Contract management - major subcontract & transactional
* Undertaking all aspects of procurement related activity to cost, quality and schedule
* Delivering Procurement expertise in line with corporate Procurement policy and process in line with business requirements and performance objectives
* You will have the ability to work as part of a team at pace, be professional within the procurement field and be flexible at all points of the procurement lifecycle
* Undertaking reporting, data analysis, updating contracting documents and other ad hoc activitiesThe ideal candidates will have the following skills and experience:
* Excellent communication skills within a similar professional setting
* SAP knowledge with Previous experience in Procurement preferable
* Proficient IT user - Purchase Order/ERP systems, Microsoft Office applications
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Competent knowledge of contracts and how to manage these
* Excellent stakeholder management and communications skills across all levels
* Strategic approach to tasks
* Equipment procurement experience
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Experience in dealing with high value and volume contracts
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