Procurement Officers

Overview

We seek passionate Procurement Officers to work collaboratively with our suppliers around the world, enabling MBDA to provide world‑leading defence capabilities for our home nations and their allies. We lead commercial relationships with UK and overseas companies, typically the design authority for the articles procured. Our supplier subcontracts cover the entire life‑cycle of missiles and missile systems under the responsibility of MBDA UK;

this provides us varied opportunities and role progression, as well as the chance to travel (potentially internationally, depending upon which project you are assigned).

You will manage mature series production supplier subcontracts and you will undertake activities such as ensuring supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support both domestic and export customers, negotiating value‑for‑money future pricing arrangements, bidding for new business and placing subsequent subcontracts, managing supplier obsolescence issues and deploying mitigation strategies. You will also develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring that they meet performance and quality standards throughout the contract lifecycle.

• Manage mature series production supplier subcontracts.
• Ensure supplier delivery in line with contract obligations to support domestic and export customers.
• Negotiate value‑for‑money future pricing arrangements.
• Bidding for new business and placing subsequent subcontracts.
• Manage supplier obsolescence issues and deploy mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities in procurement and supplier management.

• Experience in contract management and negotiation in a customer‑supplier environment.
• Determination: day‑to‑day problem solving in an exciting commercial environment, comfortable asking and answering difficult questions, challenging yourself and others to common goals, and organising both people and situations.
• Communication: reporting and cooperation with internal and external partners.
• Assertiveness: continually seek ways to maximise on opportunities.
• Qualified in a business subject area with procurement or supply‑chain accreditations, or equivalent experience.

• Salary:
  Circa £36,000 depending on experience.
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2‑3 days per week on‑site due to workload classification.
• Security Clearance:
  British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship; all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS) after the offer stage.
• Paid annual leave: 25 days per calendar year, plus an additional day at 5, 10 and 15 years of service; option to purchase up to an additional five days.
• Company bonus: up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year).
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime.
• Flexi Leave: up to 15 additional days.
• Flexible working: welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with enhancements for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: cash‑back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing.
• Private Medical Insurance: voluntary private medical insurance with three healthcare plans; company‑funded private medical insurance for eligible employees (Grade C & above).
• Dental Insurance: cash‑back on everyday dental expenses, with six levels of cover.
• Healthworks Gym Membership: on‑site gym at the Stevenage site.
• Annual Gym Membership: discounted membership at over 3,600 UK gym chains, leisure centres, hotel health clubs, independent gyms, boot camps and yoga studios.
• The Club: social activities including theatre trips, days out and sporting activities.
• Discounts & Vouchers: platform includes discounts, instant vouchers, reloadable cards, easy‑saver cards,…