Senior Buyer/Procurement Professional

Job Title: Senior Buyer/Procurement Professional

Location: Rochester; Kent

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 - This role is open to candidates at different experience levels, with a salary reflecting responsibility and seniority

What you’ll be doing:

• Negotiate terms, conditions, pricing, and contracts with suppliers

• Act as the main point of contact between suppliers and the business, building effective relationships

• Monitor budgets for purchase orders and identify opportunities for cost savings through effective negotiation

• Track supplier performance, communicate key KPIs, and address issues at a senior level

• Maintain accurate supplier order books and data in the Oracle ERP system

• Support the implementation of corporate procurement processes, including strategic supplier, sub-contract, and commodity management

• Coach and train junior staff on procurement processes and procedures, assist with audits and improvement plans

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven experience in buying, procurement and purchasing

• Experience in leading negotiations and managing supplier relationships

Desirable:

• HNC/HND in Business Studies or equivalent

• CIPS qualified

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Procurement Team:

Rochester is a diverse organisation with a global customer base producing commercial and defence electronics for high integrity controls, active inceptor systems, head-up displays, head-mounted displays, power and propulsion systems as well as an avionics market service centre.

We operate across the entire product lifecycle from cutting edge research to aftermarket support and have suppliers in Europe, USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka as well as across the UK.

We are experiencing significant growth with the work we are winning either critical to our national interest and security or essential to our business performance.  As a result, the company is investing in our business with an extensive refurbishment of the whole site.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.