Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Defence organisation to recruit a Principal Procurement Professional for an initial 9 Month contract. There is a rate of £28.48 PAYE or £37.02 Umbrella Per hour on offer for the successful candidate. The role would involve working 2-3 days a week onsite in Christchurch and 2-3 days working from home. Please find the details below: The role holder: • Will work as a member of the procurement team to provide procurement expertise, services, support and strategy implementation to meet the operational needs of the business. • Will be responsible for driving procurement solutions, planning, delivering and deploying appropriate procurement interventions in support of business aims. • Will lead a strategically important/complex packages or suppliers, which require a broad and in-depth professional knowledge and understanding of Procurement principles, techniques and practices. Essential Duties/Skills • Aerospace/ Defence/ Manufacturing background. • Responsible for the delivery of procurement capability within a programme. • Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the product or service provision: o Meets the governance requirements of the business and our customers. o Delivers optimum value for money. o Achieves the required service level as agreed with internal stakeholders. • Work collaboratively to implement an effective risk management process within area of responsibility. Desirable Duties/Skills • Seek out and lead opportunities for continuous improvement. • Demonstrate a good understanding of Company systems, including purchase to pay systems, risk and supplier management tools. • Manage or oversee the management of contracts throughout their life in conjunction with the business: o Proactively manage instances of supplier under-performance against cost, quality and schedule. o Raise formal documents to support the sourcing and contracting process, including Request for Information, Request for Quotation, Assessment documents, Purchase Orders. o Manage supplier payment process and resolve any goods receiving and supplier debt issues. o Identify, deliver and record savings. o Effectively manage order book, to ensure timely deliveries and accurate cash forecasting. Additional Information • Works on own initiative with minimal supervision and with responsibility for delivery and escalating concerns. • Ability to utilise the collective experience and knowledge within the team to deliver effective solutions. • Ability to build, grow and influence networks, outside of own team, to support collaboratively working. • Accuracy and attention to detail. • Utilising all available information to prioritise team workload and communicate this effectively to stakeholders when required. • Very good stakeholder management. • Excellent communication and presentation skills. Qualifications: • Likely to possess CIPS L4, working towards or have equivalent standard Simply hit the 'apply now' button for immediate consideration. ADZN1_UKTJ