Senior Procurement Practitioner

Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Defence organisation to recruit a Senior Procurement Practitioner for an initial 12 Month. There is a rate of £23.70 PAYE Per Hour or £31.78 Umbrella Per Hour on offer for the successful candidate.  The role would offer Hybrid Working with 2-3 days per week onsite in Barrow In Furness and 2-3 days per week working from home. Please find the job spec. below: The Senior Procurement Practitioner reports to the Procurement Leader and is part of the Supply Chain Excellence Governance & Assurance Team. They play a key part in delivering and leading governance & assurance across the Supply Chain function within the business. Working across both the central Supply Chain function and its supporting programmes the Senior Procurement Practitioner will ensure governance is adhered too and the correct assurance is in place by verifying its integrity. The Supply Chain Excellence organisation is a growing team that currently consists of 50+ procurement and general supply chain professionals. This role will represent the Supply Chain Governance and Assurance team in a number of areas providing clear direction and support of governance and Assurance activities including, action management, BMS health, Process development and performance reporting to ensure the business meets both its strategic goals and mandated standards such as Export Control, ISO standards and general nuclear and security standards.   Responsibilities: Will support Governance & Assurance activities Will conduct Process confirmations, Reviews and audits in accordance to quality standards Will identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement these with the team Will manages actions within the action management system Will develop the Supply Chain Excellence knowledge management in order to remove single points of failure Will Support the daily management and upkeep of the Supply Chain Assurance schedule Will gather evidence to support governance & assurance activities Required Knowledge: Supplier management awareness or experience Project management awareness or experience Procurement lifecycle awareness or experience Material & Logistics lifecycle awareness or experience Contract placement and management Commercial and legal aspects of contracts Familiar with technology development Simply hit the 'Apply Now' button for immediate consideration