Procurement Officer

The procurement function within MTS has recently undergone a restructure to ensure it remains an effective and efficient function supporting the business in the longer term. A result of this is the creation of a procurement team focused on supporting all bid activity across the department, together with management of supplier on-boarding activity and resolution of technical support requirements.

The Central Procurement function is responsible for sourcing all non-project (and pan-project) specific goods and services in adherence to company and project needs and requirements. The team also manages the company's outsourced process supply chain and operational (facilities) procurement requirements.

In support of this, the Procurement Officer will be responsible for ensuring that core, non-project specific / pan-project goods and services are sourced, managed and delivered successfully to schedule, budget and quality. The post holder will be expected to identify and optimize sourcing practices to achieve improvements to stock availability, leadtimes, cost and quality.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Support delivery of the functions' overall Procurement and Supply Chain Strategy, in turn supporting achievement of the company's corporate goals.


• Maintain proactive cross functional relationships (e.g. Production Planning / Goods In / Quality departments) to ensure stock and order planning supports business needs.


• Support as directed achievement of company wide material rationalization objectives.


• Undertake activities as necessary for bid completion, including preparation, issue, and analysis of quotations.


• Manage order raising, approvals loop, issues and supplier acceptance, ensuring any discrepancies are highlighted and managed.


• Support delivery of MTS outsource subcon process supply chain, through identification of need, to source and onboard, agreement of contract terms, and management of contracts and suppliers.


• Support supplier negotiations as required, including review and negotiation of contractual terms.


• Manage relevant procurement contract kick off and contract management, to ensure all commercial and technical requirements are understood, agreed and achieved.


• Ensure (in conjunction and with support of MTS Trade Compliance department) all export / import compliance for associated supplies is achieved.


• Ensure that all procurement data is maintained on systems, including ERP, to support accurate supplier, contract and bid management.


• Ensure all activities comply with company policies, procedures and reporting requirements.


• Maintain order book and manage timely execution of requisitions to proactively support project schedule adherence.


• Provide commodity management and expertise for appointed commodity areas, enabling a strong understanding of supply chain risks, opportunities and cost to support the business in mitigating overall supply chain risk.


• Attend / support internal meetings as required, including project updates, bid gate reviews, procurement department, planning etc.


• Provide supplier management across appointed commodity areas. Manage and drive visibility of supplier performance metrics and management / improvement plans with relevant suppliers.
  
  The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:


• Contract and supplier management skills


• Supply chain principles and techniques


• Understanding of stock ordering systems and ordering models


• Experience of outsourcing supply management


• Strong quantitative and analytical skills


• Effective communication skills (written, oral and presentation)


• Previous experience in use of ERP systems


• Competency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint


• Be able to work positively and collaboratively with the wider stakeholder community, both internal and external
  
  Your future at MacTaggart Scott - What we offer


• As part of our Healthy Work-Life Balance employees can choose between a 4- or 5-day working week. Allowing you to fit work around your priorities and personal life, not the other way round.


• Flexible working hours between 07:00 and 19:00, and core hours of 09:30 - 15:30.


• Our leave policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave,paid parental leave, military reservist leave, plus more.


• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, with a dedicated Learning and Development team.


• A generous referral programme.


• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program as well as our Employee Assistance Programme and an onsite nurse.


• Onsite Canteen and Car Park