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Aberdeen, United Kingdom

To lead the tender process for LOT 13 co-ordinating the supply chain response walking through the contractual requirements, ensuring compliance and assist in the proposal generation. Establishing commercial relationship with the customer and co-ordinating the clarification requests and responses as applicable. The longer term aim post contract award is to become the manager for the contract.

Tower Hill London

To generate the request for proposals, and co-ordinate the generation of the applicable requirements with the technical, commercial and Quality and Health and Safety Teams.To lead the analysis and scoring process for the proposals and down select the appropriate supply chain for the releventt delegated subcontracts in support of the Thales bids and projects for the underground system upgrades. The ongoing supplier management and financial control and reporting using the applicable IT tools and control of the applicable budgets.

Crawley

Aligned to bids and programmes for Naval and Land based Electronic Warfare Solutions the role is to support from a total acquisition perspective all major subcontracts and the co-ordination of the family buying team to meet the bid or programme delivery requirements in accordance with all company mandated processes.Key bids undertaken to dateNaval £43m bid and captured for UK MODLand EW for Kuwait circa £50M bid Land EW for UAE circa £250M bidLand EW for Saudi Arabia bid and ongoing solution definition.Also leading from procurement to support and roll out the e-Acq tool for deployment within the UK and worldwide.Key responsibilities• Production of the Acquisition Management Plan, Purchasing Executive Summary and Purchasing Summary sheets from bid commencement along with initial Purchase Vets and Acquisition Logs• Prepare and maintain the Sub Contract Management Plan taking account of Customer Prime Contract Terms and Conditions and DEFCON’s that should be flowed down to Subcontractors including non-technical requirements. • Lead the evaluation and tender assessment review of subcontractors, and submissions from subcontractors, prior to contract - calling on appropriate expertise from Purchasing, Engineering, Commercial, ILS and Quality Assurance functions.• Lead commercial discussions and negotiations with potential subcontractors• Report to the Programme Manager and other stakeholders on the progress of the Subcontractor(s). • Managing Procurement Risk & Obsolescence within the Programme. .• Execute critical Make/Buy decisions with the team iaw company procedures.• Managing the Contract life cycle and Supply Chain to ensure all milestones are achieved in a timely manner and all budgets are achieved, or bettered, against the levels set.• Through life management of contract to ensure that all equipment is fully supported.• Managing and guiding the Subcontract Management Team.• Building and managing Subcontractor / Supplier relationships

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

▫ Working for the Supply Chain Contracts Manager, on the Projects T45 Destroyer, and off Shore Patrol Vessels for the Governments of Oman and Trinidad and Tobago totalling 12 ships▫ T45 working for VT Shipbuilding in collaboration with PCO, and BAE at the sites Govan and Scotstoun▫ Post the current JV between VT Shipbuilding and BAE ▫ Working on the C category subcontracts which include but not limited to Scaffolding, Insulation, Shotblasting and Painting, Electrical Installations , Ships Flooring and Outfitting, Subcontract manufacture of the ships supporting structures and Ships Steelwork Unit Manufacture, Heavy Lift Contracts and primarily Marine Transportation.Key Responsibilities▫ The preparation and Issuing of RFP's and ITT's and evaluation & scoring of Submissions▫ To write, award and administer subcontracts including the negotiation of additions, deletions and modifications▫ The management and control of the subcontracts and subcontractors regarding the program, design, engineering, quality and cost related issues to ensure optimal positioning to the relevant Projects▫ The liason between all interested parties within the BVT footprint and the other additional parties within Portsmouth Naval Base in regard to the marine transportation▫ The responsibility for Subcontractual requirement for Load Out and Launch of the relevant vessels and associated support activities▫ Input to the daily visualisation process and current issues and appropriate actions▫ Supporting the manufacturing Halls as requirements arise due to moving programs

Chartered Institute Of Purchasing And Supply (Cips) Professional Stage, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management, Credit

Activities and Societies: CIPS

Chartered Institute Of Purchasing And Supply (Cips) Foundation Stage, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management, Pass

Activities and Societies: Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

Ordinary National Certificate (Onc), Mechanical And Production Engineering, Credit

Education day release during an Apprenticeship

Higher National Certificate (Hnc), Computer Aided Engineering, Credit

Day release in support of position as production engineer