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Role overview
Job description
Company:
Boeing Defence United Kingdom LimitedThe Vertical Lift Supplier Management and Procurement team at Boeing has an exciting position within our Aircraft support team. We are looking for Procurement Agent (Buyer) to join our team within one of the listed locations.
Position Responsibilities:
This is an individual contributor position in a growing global organization. The individual will partner with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to expand our service delivery model while ensuring service delivery excellence to all business partners.
The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. He or she must be flexible to accommodate business requirements that span multiple time zones and may require travel, having international experience working with diverse groups and cultures will be an added advantage. The candidate also will have strong communication skills. He or she must be able to maintain positive relationships with leadership and all levels of the organization.
As a member of the Supply Chain Management team, the Buyer responsibilities include:
Negotiating contracts for products, services and technologies.
Engaging stakeholders to ensure that program, customer, product and in-service strategies are integrated into source selection, negotiation and contracting strategies. Negotiating pricing and contract terms and conditions.
Preparing and executing negotiated contractual documents and binding agreements. Optimizing execution of the supply chain balancing inventory, supply orders and schedule demand.
Managing supplier/subcontractor performance and relationship to ensure delivery, quality, financial stability and in-service performance.
Mitigating risks and issues. Initiating supplier improvement activities and provides results for integration into contracting strategies.
Performing continuous review and analysis of demand and supply.
Preparing and executing proprietary information agreements.
Supporting sourcing strategies, negotiations and documenting of contracts and agreements.
Communicating performance expectations and metrics to evaluate and monitor supplier performance.
Functional Excellence Competencies:
Accountability and Responsibility
Demonstrates a willingness to accept responsibility and accountability for one's actions. Exhibits a moral, legal or mental accountability in areas of responsibility.
Adaptability
Maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, and/or cultures.
Change Management
Encourages others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities; facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.
Continuous Improvement
Originates action to improve existing conditions and processes; uses appropriate methods to identify opportunities, implements solutions, and measures impact.
Continuous Learning
Demonstrates an interest in personal learning and development. Seeks feedback from multiple sources about how to improve and develop; modifies behaviour based on feedback or self-analysis of past mistakes. Takes steps to develop and maintain the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform.
Innovation / Creativity
Discovers new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking. Tries different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
Planning and organizing
Effectively plan what is to be achieved and involve all relevant stakeholders. Anticipate important or critical events, identifying resource requirements and assigning responsibility for specific work, including deadlines and performance expectations. Demonstrate the use of information -gathering techniques, analysing situations and identifying implications in order to make correct decisions. Demonstrate ability to monitor progress and to make changes as required.
Strategic Decision Making
Obtains information and identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; commits to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal or vision after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values.
Teamwork
Demonstrates a commitment to the mission and motivation to combine the team’s energy and expertise to achieve a common objective. Understands the dynamics of effective teamwork in order to attain higher levels of performance. Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team.
Technical Competencies
Systems Thinking
Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area. This includes the ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
The successful candidate will need to be adaptable and a creative problem solver with the ability to liaise and work alongside a number of functional subject areas to help develop and form the strategic supply chain approach to support the programme.
High attention to detail and consistent track record to lead multiple, contending priorities simultaneously
2-4 years of relevant experience
Understanding of the commodity
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP/ERP knowledge.
Adaptability & global mind set
Building Positive Relationships
Strong and Effective Communication
Customer Focus
Analytical Skills & tool development for sustainability initiatives
Interpersonal skills and customer focus are crucial to be successful in the role
BPSS is required
Preferred qualificatio9ns: (nice to have)
CIPS level 4+ accreditation
Important information regarding this requisition:
This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level.
Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and problem solvers. Bold innovators and futurists. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.
No relocation is provided.
Language Requirements:
Not ApplicableEducation:
Not ApplicableRelocation:
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.Security Clearance:
This position requires the ability to obtain a BPSS clearance.Visa Sponsorship:
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program awardShift:
Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)What they are looking for
Skills & requirements
Qualification
High attention to detail and consistent track record to lead multiple, contending priorities simultaneously 2-4 years of relevant experience Understanding of the commodity Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP/ERP knowledge
Hiring company
Boeing
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