Procurement Associate

Purpose: As a Procurement Associate, you will be the custodian for monitoring the performance of the functional processes, as well as performing surveillance and assessment of supplier outstanding commitments and delivery timelines through the order book process, in a thriving NPI and OEM / AFM (Spares) environment.

Fulfilment of the above will require you to assume accountability for collating, managing and transforming complex data into meaningful and value added performance information. This will assist the function in managing process and supplier performance, actioning insights and making informed decisions, through various governance practices.

Collaborating closely with Procurement Project Specialists and Commodity Buyers will be a fundamental element of the role, to ensure key stakeholders are fully enabled and empowered to drive actions that mitigate delivery risk and resolve delivery issues.

In addition, the role will support the function through driving compliance for Procurement data accuracy within the MRP system, and also aggregate data and metrics for management and leadership reporting.

Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain a suite of KPI’s to measure the performance of functional processes, utilising Power BI capability where required, to further enhance data insights

Update and own functional SQCDP data and inputs, in line with agreed governance

Extract and analyse data to support measurement and assessment of supplier performance

Support functional strategy through analysing spend and cost data, patterns and trends

Produce insight led aggregated data and key performance indicators, available for management and leadership review (eg. Senior Management Meeting (SMM))

Gather data requirements, undertake analysis and develop analytical / reporting solutions for the function and other key stakeholders, on an ad-hoc basis as and when requested

Develop and issue analytics to support functional master data accuracy within the MRP system

Assess supplier outstanding commitments and delivery timelines through the order book process

Identify and escalate supply chain delivery risks through collaboration with Procurement Project Specialists, which otherwise might impact operational flow and / or attainment of customer (programme) delivery milestones

Procurement focal for undertaking and owning the transactional activities associated with order book management, to ensure clear and accurate supplier delivery due dates are represented in the MRP system

Contribute to functional projects, for continuous improvement within the supply chain

Key Performance Measures:

Availability of data and KPI’s to measure functional key processes

OTD for data inputs into functional governance (eg. SQCDP and management reviews)

Integration of data into functional performance, insights and decision making

Order book to MRP upload adherence (%)

Knowledge:

Knowledge of Procurement and / or Supply Chain principles, operating within the Engineering / Manufacturing sector, particularly in OEM, Aftermarket and NPI environments

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas) and Power BI

Knowledgeable in the principles of materials, demand and supply management

Understanding of operating within MRP / ERP systems

Education:

Educated to degree level although experience and / or vocational qualifications are also valued

CIPS qualification / Advanced Practitioner or equivalent is encouraged

Ability to demonstrate continuous personal development

Skills and competencies required:

Advanced technology skills (ERP, PowerBI, Microsoft Office)

Ability to create, analyse, interpret, summarise and effectively communicate complex information

Professional-level communication required (verbal, written, listening)

Adept at maintaining business relationships and collaborating with stakeholders

Able to proactively identify and evaluate issues, and problem solve with creative and innovative thinking, in complex and ambiguous situations

Ability to develop and concisely deliver data, reports and presentations to internal stakeholders

Strong initiative and commitment to accomplishing work and achieving results / deadlines

Demonstrates exceptional customer service to stakeholders

Offers new ideas and creative suggestions for continuous improvement

Self-motivated and actively participates in professional development and training opportunities

Leader or influencer of change (processes, projects, procedures)

Good time management with the ability to organise and prioritise work to meet deadlines

Meticulous attention to detail and comfortable working with large volumes of data

Champions methodical, organised and best practices for data governance

Proactive, solutions-focused, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment

Collaborative team player able to work across functions, businesses and geographies

Professional experience:

Demonstrated experience in Procurement and / or Supply Chain (>2 years)

Experience of managing and analysing complex data sets from multiple sources

Demonstrated development and creation of data analytics and performance measures

Demonstrated experience (>2 years) in a fast-paced manufacturing environment – Aerospace or highly regulated industry is preferred

Sound understanding of end-to-end supply-chain planning and MRP / ERP systems