Procurement Manager
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Total years of experience :25 years, 6 Months
Duties/ Responsibilities, included:
* Lead the preparation of commercial proposals, ensuring that commercial
risks and opportunities are identified and managed appropriately
* Drafting and negotiating agreements, terms and conditions and managing
both pre and post contract award activities.
* Support and implement pricing and payment strategies and policies in
assigned areas, in accordance with all relevant requirements and
procedures.
* Lead contract/subcontract negotiations with all relevant parties to facilitate
the smooth and successful conclusion of negotiations.
* Build, manage and maintain relationships with existing and potential
customers to ensure the effective management of business agreements.
* Lead, develop and motivate any assigned staff to ensure they are aware of
and capable of delivering their responsibilities.
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* Management of all customer contracts, ensuring that work is performed in
accordance with the contractual scope of work, other contractual
requirements and compliant with Life Cycle Management.
* Liaising with and providing commercial guidance and support to Project
and other functions.
* Assist senior management in liaison with high level customer and sub-
contractor contacts.
* Providing an innovative approach to ensuring appropriate flow down of
commercial/contract terms to supply base ensuring a balance between cost
and risk.
* Developing and maintaining commercial procedures and policies, ensuring
the Company’s commercial activities operate within a robust framework
Commercial & Procurement Officier
Duties/ Responsibilities:
* Claims verification Processor Responsibilities: Communicating with insurance agents and beneficiaries. Preparing claim forms and related documentation. Reviewing claim submissions and verifying the information. Recording and maintaining insurance policy and claims information in a database system. Determining policy coverage and calculating claim amounts. Processing claims payment.
* Drafting, negotiating business agreements for customer and suppler
(Aircraft Spares & Repairs).
* Support the Contracts Manager (KSA) in day-to-day commercial and
procurement activities.
* Ensure all procurement activities are managed in accordance with all
relevant Corporate policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
* Manage standard contract activities effectively, negotiation and agreement
of terms and conditions, obtaining legal advice if required, creation and
issuance of Purchase Orders and invoice payment.
* Develop, co-ordinate and implement pricing and payment strategies and
policies in accordance with budget and affordability, in accordance with all
relevant corporate requirements and procedures.
* Develop, co-ordinate and implement overall financial targets and budgetary
management strategies.
* Identify potential areas of risk and carry out risk analyses and assessments.
* Contribute to building, managing and maintaining relationships with
business unit suppliers to ensure the effective management of business
agreements and contracts throughout the project lifecycle.
* Provide advice and guidance on procurement issues, including customer
performance and complaints.
* Analyzing and responding to customer requests to meet their requirements
whilst maintaining the company’s contractual position and interest.
* Management of major contract / sub contract activities for repair and
Reprovisioning activities and the swift and effective resolution of issues
and disputes.
* Monitor business unit supplier’s procurement and supply chain activities
including terms and conditions and price to ensure that quality and cost are
maintained to enable contractual obligations to be met.
* Support, develop and motivate Commercial & Procurement staff in all
procurement activity through On the Job Training and provide exposure to
internal and external commercial meetings.
Manage vendors to adhere to corporate guidelines and compliance initiative.
* Review Parts Cost details raw material, process, freight cost, overhead, profit,
etc..
* Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts with Customer and associated
suppliers.
* Commercial management in budget preparation, Contract administration,
managing Commercial issues with Sub-Contractors.
* Continual Improvement and Good Practice within the Supply Chain
* Set goals for cost Reduction and developing and assisting in cost saving
innovations.
* Implement a process for price challenges from Suppliers to ensure value for
money.
* Support commercial manager in reviewing processes and procedures within the
team in support of the overall review.
* Writing SOW for commercial.
* Risk Management (Identify Risk & Risk Mitigation Action)
* Develop commitment & expenditure reports. And issue to Programmed
Funding
schedule requirements IAW current operational and forecasted requirements
and formally agree a costed programme with representatives from the total
support chain.
* manage the programme IAW operational, technical and contractual
requirements ensuring they are delivered within the agreed budget.
* Provide on the job training and support to subordinates.
* Simplified and improved the work process. Inspired my employees to give
moor.
* Establish close working relationships with the Customer organization.
* Negotiates with sub-contractors terms and conditions.
* Supervises all local purchasing activities for the Company. Prepares or reviews
local purchase orders, checking approval authority and obtaining higher level
approval if necessary and coordinates with the Accounting Department as
required.
* Supervises and coordinates the purchase overseas of all required materials and
supplies. Includes reviewing purchase orders, verifying authority levels,
checking specifications and referring for higher approval if necessary.
* Managed a team of procurement officers.
* Contribute to developing, maintaining and modifying supply chain processes
and procedures.
* Identifying risks and opportunities appropriate to the Project.
* Substantial understanding of commercial, financial and legislative requirements
of Projects
Customer Priority Queries (Processing, Monitoring and resolving), which
includes the use of UK based Integrated Project Team.
* Establish and maintain close working relation with all customer levels such as
Royal Saudi Air Force, UK Ministry of Defence Saudi Arabia Defence Project
Team and BAE Systems vendors within Europe and KSA.
* Gather information to monitor the availability of spares and their impact on
Operational Readiness Rates.
* Monitor and Track the customer MDR and ROID.
* Monitor, Analyze, fallow up and update database for the customer item
calibration.
* Analyze and update the incident cost for insurance for the company employees.
* Developed several Excel and Access spreadsheet macros and quires currently
in use for monitoring and analyzing data for customers spear parts.
* Identifying, selecting and evaluating suppliers to meet the needs of BAE
Systems within KSA.
* Arranges delivery of international purchased goods to site on arrival in
Kingdom.
* Provides the Estimation Department with material costs
* Determines possible sources of foreign supply in coordination with local
representatives, or negotiates directly with foreign suppliers and determines
terms and conditions. Follow-up progress of international purchase orders and
liaises with accounts to effect payment.
Create and present project status reporting to senior management
Identify and recommend solutions for any identified gaps or issues, and
coordinate resolution with supply chain or cross-functional teams
Work collaboratively with clients, vendors, and internal partners throughout
the projects
Provide project research and analysis as well as documentation such as
business requirement documents and standard operating procedures
Monitor and track inventory levels and reconcile inventory variances using all
available resources to identify root causes and supply possible solutions.
Ensure all inventory metrics are met. Identify action items, marshal resources
to address action items and follow up on all inventory-related issues to full
resolution
Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce
waste or optimize customer service.
Report on back orders, short stock, excess items and slow-moving inventory
to the parties concerned.
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Develop and maintain inventory planning assumptions in conjunction with
purchasing, planning, manufacturing operations and commercial teams,
in the field of: