Senior Procurement Manager

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Leonardo UK Ltd

Advanced Targeting (AT) Senior Procurement Manager

Location: Edinburgh

Job Description

Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air. The Radar and Advanced Targeting (RATS) line of business within Leonardo’s Electronics division, is based in Edinburgh.

We have an excellent opportunity to join our Procurement & Commercial function as Senior Procurement Manager for the Advanced Targeting (AT) Sector.  The successful candidate will report to the Vice President Procurement for RATS.

The AT Sector is recognised as world leader in the design, development and production of Lasers and DIRCM (Directed Infrared Counter Measures) technology. Complementing this we have an exciting array of development projects offering stimulating opportunities across the full product lifecycle, with a wide variety of partners, customers and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Strategic and Tactical Leadership of Sector Procurement team, promoting a high-performance culture and continuous development
• Provide strong functional governance and develop and implement strategic approaches underpinning the business needs
• Drive for a high standard of Procurement Plans and assessment of plans from other sectors and LoB’s
• Oversee timely and well-planned supplier negotiations across all projects to ensure on time and compliant PO placement, resolving any complex issues.
• As part of the authority for approval ensure contractual commitments are clear, compliant (including to DCMA requirements) and unambiguous and within the Company’s approval parameters including risk and cash flow.
• Continuous drive for cost reduction, visible through Procurement PCRB inputs and functional KPI’s
• Promotion of customer/supplier intimacy, internally and externally, ensuring supplier business reviews/ engagements are coordinated with internal stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement on NPI projects schedule management, working closely with Operations Planning and wider IPT to increase visibility of inter-dependencies
• Ensure the team is managing risks, liabilities and commitments of contractual agreements balanced with maximising opportunities in a consistent manner
• Generation and presentation of management reports and business inputs to sector, site and UK level where required

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge:

• Educated to degree standard, professional qualification and/or significant domain experience.
• Experience of working in Aerospace & Defence sector a distinct advantage
• Proven collaboration, communication, planning, problem solving, decision making and continuous improvement skills  
• Ability to engage and influence cross-functional/cross site teams at all levels
• Possesses expertise to be called upon as a leader for specific complex assignments.
• Commercial acumen and contracting management
• Able to define a strategic approach to dealing with the Company markets, products, customers and suppliers.
• A high degree of understanding of LCM and business processes and ability to apply them independently to meet business objectives.
• Able to provide advice, guidance and leadership in customer and people management with the development of competencies for the requirements of the function.
• High level of knowledge of scenario planning specific to the business requirements, change management and strategic thinking

Intrinsic Job Factors:

Office based working preferred, with flexibility to work from home as required.  Infrequent travel possibly both in the UK and abroad will be required.

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