Morson are recruiting a Subcontract Procurement Manager to lead and manage the delivery of supply chain capability for key customer contracts/ projects or complex goods and services in line with lifecycle and assurance frameworks, tailored to meet the needs of the project and likely to include: management of sub-contractor deliverables supplier development and performance management contract management mitigation of financial and non-financial risk to ensure margins are maintained and, continuous improvement activities through supplier and stakeholder intimacy. • Manage the procurement and supply chain team to ensure the teams provide procurement expertise, source, negotiate, contract and manage services to meet the needs of the business. • The role will involve creating procurement solutions, requiring the job holder to plan, deliver and deploy appropriate procurement and supply chain interventions and resource in support of business aims. • Contribute and influence the delivery of the functional and business units financial performance. This is a 10 month hybrid contract, canddiates MUST be ok to work 2 - 3 days/week on site in Christchurch with the rest of the time from home. Key Responsibility Areas • As part of Procurement Delivery Team ensure the Procurement and subcontract strategies are being enacted to deliver in accordance with Customer (Prime) contract commitments. • Manage and direct all Procurement Delivery and in-contract activities in conjunction with Commercial, Bid Management, Project and Technical teams, for your assigned area including: subcontract construct contract negotiation contract implementation through life monitoring of supplier deliverables, risk disposition, performance against defined targets of performance, cost and delivery. • Support follow on bids/projects (where appropriate) and all requisite follow on sub-contract/supplier relationship management activities within reasonably defined areas of responsibility. • Ensure that critical supplier relationships are cultivated, developed and maintained so as to allow the business to fully meet customer current and future needs. • Manage and influence internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure the product or service provision: o Meets the governance & quality requirements of the business and our customers. o Provides competitive advantage by applying market knowledge and commercial acumen to drive value and innovation, decrease risk and support CSR targets through the supply chain. o Manage flow down of terms from Customer contract to the supply chain in order to protect BAE Systems' position. o Drives a continuous improvement philosophy through the supply chain keeping Digital Intelligence ahead of the game in terms of customer offerings. o Delivers an optimized service, quality and cost offering to the customers and to deliver sustainable (measurable) service excellence through demonstrable customer satisfaction o Achieves the required service level as agreed with internal stakeholders. • Support the development and implementation of procurement strategy, governance and innovative change programmes, ensuring consistency and effective improvement in procurement services, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and the sharing of best practices. • Manage contracts throughout their life in conjunction with the business. • Lead and manage the risk and opportunity activities to minimise contractual exposure and maximise contract effectiveness. • Implement and utilise all available tools and techniques, including relevant and applicable KPI's to ensure effective monitoring of supplier performance and leading any associated improvement plans/good practice share. • Enable open communication with suppliers to encourage collaboration and innovation where appropriate. • Manage and develop team to ensure procurement resources are deployed to best effective and that talent is managed in line with Functional requirements and changing business needs. • Ability to deputise for the Senior Procurement Manager. • Be seen by internal and external stakeholders as a subject expert and primary leader for the Procurement team within a business. Role holder will provide expertise, regularly partnering with others to meet strategic goals. The Individual Requirements • Experience of working within Defence sector • Have CIPS Level 5 qualification or equivalent standard. • Excellent cross functional stakeholder management skills • Coaching and supporting development as required. • Ability to synthesise data to identify root cause and inform robust business decisions. • Ability to utilise the collective experience and knowledge within the team to deliver effective solutions. • Utilise creativity to solve complex problems and implement these changes in the business • Ability to build, grow and influence networks across sectors, to support collaborative working. • Accuracy and attention to detail when reviewing team deliverables and the ability to provide constructive feedback. • Excellent interpersonal skills that support collaborative stakeholder relationships. • Excellent negotiation skills that drive positive business outcomes and ability to influence at all levels. • The ability to establish and manage appropriate KPIs and Metrics for sub-contracts which are: o Reflective of the key objectives of the Project or Project phase o The basis for project management trade-off decisions o A mixture of cost, schedule, quality, and constructive teamwork behaviour measures o Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound (SMART) o Sufficiently granular to observe deviation from desired goals early enough to correct plans ADZN1_UKTJ