Procurement Manager (Export)

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MBDA Missile Systems - Deliver for a more secure tomorrow

Part-Time working considered

Stevenage (Bolton and Bristol considered)

Salary up to £45,000 DOE + bonus + benefits

The Opportunities

We are looking for a highly motivated business professional to join our small MEP Export team within the diverse ‘Major Equipment Procurement’ (MEP) department at MBDA. MEP focus on the sourcing, contracting and supply of bespoke high value / high complexity sub-systems needed to deliver world leading defence capabilities for our home Nations and their Allies.

Upon joining our team, you will undertake a critical role , pro-actively managing a diverse range of internal stakeholders, at all levels within MBDA, together with external Supplier and Customer relationships.

The MEP role is unique, fast-paced and exciting, requiring a combination of commercial expertise and partner management skills to lead business relationships with strategic suppliers, across a wide range of initiatives.

Typical Duties And Responsibilities Include

You will need to work effectively on multiple activities simultaneously - providing support the MEP Executives and the MBDA Export Sales Function.

• Working with MBDA’s International Industrial Cooperation (IIC) department to represent the MEP position and to define the associated requirements in support of the generation of IIC and offset strategies.
• Engage with sales / bid campaign teams early-on to understand Customer and corporate IIC and offset requirements, rules or policies.
• Oversee the development of new IIC and offset strategic business opportunities and expansion of existing business opportunities including engagement with incumbent Suppliers to promote the benefits of IIC and offset to their business.
• Collaborate with management in pursuing necessary business partnerships, alliances and joint ventures that improve the capabilities of the organisation.
• Manage the assessment of potential IIC and offset business opportunities through activities such as market and economic analysis, monitoring competitive activity and identifying customer needs.
• Ensure development, implementation, execution and performance of International Industrial Cooperation or Offset plans (new and existing) to address associated projects and commitments, including the negotiation of acceptable Industry plans given the specific requirements of the applicable country.
• Generating requests to the Supply Chain for Proposals, managing the subsequent engagement with potential Suppliers and partners in strategic countries, leading the evaluation of proposals, negotiating and executing the required commercial arrangements.

Who are we looking for?

• A tenacious individual with day-to-day problem solving abilities in a complex commercial environment is a key part of the role. You will need to be comfortable in asking and answering difficult questions, challenging yourself and others to common goals, organising both people and situations.
• We want you to have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally, at all levels of the organisational hierarchy.
• A team player capable of influencing and managing relationships, you should also be comfortable working autonomously when required.
• An assertive individual with a can-do approach who continually seeks way to maximise on opportunities - you will need to analyse situations and be adept at understanding and communicating different possibilities, balancing risk.
• An individual who is flexible and adaptable.
• We want you to be able to work on multiple activities simultaneously providing support MEP Executives and the MBDA Export Sales Function.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Ideally Degree level (or equivalent) academic qualifications (Law, Business, Economics, Commercial)
• Experience in Contracting, Intellectual Property identification, etc
• We want you to have an interest in supporting Business Acquisition.
• We want you to be comfortable operating in ambiguous situations and outside of a narrowly defined process.
• An understanding and experience of dealing with non-UK nationals and cultural sensitivities.
• An understanding of commercial constructs including contracts (prime and sub), requests for quotation, Statement of Works, Technical Requirement Specifications, Intellectual property valuation and Licensing (Royalties and Fees) etc.
• Project management or legal experience would be valuable, but not essential
• An understanding of Intellectual Property, and how it can be valued, is desirable.

What’s great about the team?

Join a highly motivated and experienced team with extensive experience in delivering and sustaining defence capability with our Armed Forces, through collaborative supplier relationship management.

We are a dedicated team who support one another in what are common goals across the Directorate, willing to impart knowledge, experience and opinion.

Our work is complex, challenging and varied however we all share the same mind-set: a drive to make things work, deliver sustainable Defence capability to UK Armed forces and other international governments.

What would you get?

• The opportunity to develop a broad skill set / experiences on a wide range of scenarios on a global scale and great opportunities for career progression and worldwide travel.
• You will gain experience of working within multiple cross-function campaign management teams
• You will gain an excellent understanding of offset, industrial cooperation and transfer of technology, including the commercial implementation factors such as intellectual property, licensing, and value propositioning.
• You will develop a broad network within MBDA, our Major Equipment Supplier Base and within strategic national industries around the world.
• You will gain valuable insight to the global export market and help share how MBDA captures new international business.

Competitive salaries.

Flexible work/life balance through flexi-time working, paid overtime & travel time, a comprehensive pension scheme, 25 days paid holiday, sporting activities, fantastic site facilities, all employee bonus schemes and superb learning and development opportunities!

Why us?

MBDAis an award winning company; committed to providing an inclusive working environment where our employees can be themselves and everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We value difference and know that a diverse community makes for greater innovation and brings a breadth of skills, experience and perspectives.

We’re here to help and want to ensure you have a positive experience throughout our recruitment process. We recognise that everyone is unique and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments.

MBDA is a proud member of Working Families – the UK’s work-life balance organisation. We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

We understand that flexibility benefits our people, our teams and our business; wherever possible we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working

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Please Note: MBDA UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role.