Procurement Engineer

Procurement Engineer
Samlesbury Based (Hybrid)
26.42 an hour Umbrella Inside IR35
6 Month Contract initially.
This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based in Samlesbury. 3–4 Days in the office per week.
The successful candidate will be required to perform tasks suitable to the internal level of this role.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Procurement Engineer working in the Procurement Shared Service.
Key Responsibilities will be :–
Procurement / expediting activities to support the Procurement teams.Achieve cash in and cash out targets.Improve Supplier performance. Secure supplier bids to ensure new business are aligned with the customer.Place and Manage Purchase Orders onto Suppliers. Preparation and release of significant RFPs together with detailed assessment of incoming proposals.Building relationships with other internal disciplines and the Supply Base to enhance operational performance.Support project requirements to ensure needs and targets are met.To provide for and attend Internal & External meetings.Manage Supplier Performance KPI's to ensure on time delivery to a high standard of Quality.Good interpersonal, influencing & negotiating skills with the ability to communicate professionally at all levels and form relationships with internal / external customers are required.Good organisational and Project Management skills are a key requirement.The role will contain, but will not be limited to, the following: use of MRP systems, extensive excel work, telephone and face to face supplier and internal customer reviews
Experience required:–
Experience of working in a Procurement environment desirable but not always essential.Essential skills needed are, communication, stakeholder management, Microsoft office, particularly Excel to a high level, attention to detail, to be able to work remotely with limited supervisionThe candidate must be good with Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Project and Outlook and excellent Excel skillsCommunication, Team Working and Motivation are EssentialNVQ level 3
For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.