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Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

Your work ties us all together, helping our teams function and operate. Experience opportunities to learn and be a part of an organisation that has your back. And with competitive compensation and total rewards, you’ll also enjoy our great perks.

Work with the latest technologies and techniques in the aviation industry to source materials, manage inventory, and coordinate logistics. You’ll ensure we have what we need to service our customers.

Provide Procurement support to the business, through timely processing of Purchase Requisitions and Supply Invoices, and ensuring that suppliers deliver quality goods by the required delivery date.

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Carry out order placement and associated activities and proactively expedite the resulting orders.
• Maintain and further supplier relationships
• Ensure that policies and operational practices provide effective procurement of products and services. 
• Obtain best value for money for purchases undertaken through effective negotiation with potential suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with internal Financial Authority Regulations 
• Monitor supplier performance & manage supplier performance improvement.
• Ongoing monitoring of the pricing structure
• To continually develop product and supplier market knowledge
• Engage, support and obtain agreement from key stakeholders in respect of Supply agreement implementation 
• Liaise with the Commercial and Quality departments to ensure the credibility of suppliers.
• Carry out order placement and associated activities and proactively expedite the resulting orders.
• Maintain the Vendor List and provide assistance to Quality in regard to obtaining and updating supplier approval documents.
• Carry out transactional activities on appropriate system, and maintain compliance with procedures in the Vector Business Manual.
• Provide support to the business in regards to longer term or strategic requirements, carrying out activities such as competitive bid exercises or tenders, and establishing long term agreements or contracts with suppliers.
• Developing suppliers and assisting to promote suppliers to Strategic Partners therefore providing longer term support for the business.
• Maintain the quality requirements of the business in relation to procurement activities and apply best industry practice.
• Monitor the performance of current suppliers and the receipting activity and feedback observations to the Purchasing and Vendor Managers, on a regular basis.
• Work with other departments (e.g. Quality) to resolve issues with suppliers or supplied material.
• Support Continuous Improvement activities, and LEAN methodologies, promoting and developing efficiencies within Supply Chain. 

Competencies: 

Core:         

Essential

• High level negotiating skills.
• Numerate and analytical.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build effective relationships.
• Ability to bring a new dimension to procurement activities and continuous improvement
• Understanding & awareness of Contract Law

Functional: 

Essential

• Financial awareness.
• High Degree of Computer literacy 
• Highly organised and effective coordinating and planning skills.

Desirable

• Understanding and Awareness of Military & Commercial Aviation regulations 
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Professional Qualifications/Education and Training: 

Essential   

• Good IT skills include wide experience of Word documents, Excel spreadsheets (including pivot tables and charts) and PowerPoint.
• General commercial awareness.

Desirable

• CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) qualified and/or equivalent.

Experience: 

• Previous procurement experience with responsibility for delivery of procurement benefits including financial savings. 
• Knowledge of procurement tools & techniques.
• Knowledge of financial, legal and corporate social responsibility issues.

Benefits that make life better:

• 206 hours annual leave per year for employees working 37 hours per week, plus 8 public holidays
• 4 employer match pension scheme
• YuLife wellbeing services, including 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Program, personalised online fitness programs, and many more!
• Bonus opportunities
• Generous paid sick leave
• Life assurance cover
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• Onsite gym at both the Fleetlands and Almondbank sites
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Seasonal flu jabs administered on site each year by Bupa
• Learning and training opportunities