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Procurement executive

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IAGGS2
Region
UK - Heathrow
Location
UK - London - Waterside
Category

Covering marketing, catering and inflight services across BA and Iberia, our team buys many of the things our passengers care most about.
 
This is a fixed term contract based in London,UK.

Job Description

Closing Date: 20 June 2014 

*Please note this is a contract position*

Job Purpose
 
As a Procurement Executive you’ll use your proven procurement skills to manage a portfolio of projects across the group.
 
Strategic buying is key, as is the ability to develop strong senior-level relationships within the business and to front up negotiations and appoint suppliers to provide goods and services for the group airlines, in addition to maximising existing supplier relationships to achieve the best value for IAG and the Companies in the Group.
 
Using our well established strategic sourcing methodology and e-procurement tools you’ll be responsible for delivering a range of projects in your particular category.
 
Job Dimensions/Measures
  • Indirect Expenditure: to be £100m
  • Direct Reports / Headcount: N/A

Principal Accountabilities

  • Negotiating with suppliers and building strong relationships to effectively manage the strategic sourcing/buying process and associated controls for up to £100m of annual expenditure for a given category
  • Assessing TCO, achieving maximum value for money plus ensuring colleagues throughout the organisation buy into and adhere to strategic sourcing
  • Develop and deliver sourcing strategies across the total supply base for all spend within a given category working with colleagues and internal clients
  • Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships internally and externally to support the delivery of Procurement’s objectives
  • Deliver appropriate supplier agreements for all goods and services for given areas of responsibility to meet external spend targets and service & performance levels
  • Deliver cost reduction in line with external spend targets
  • Ensure that all procurement activity in given category conforms to best practice and governance principles/processes
  • Identify corporate accountabilities, e.g. own specified key supplier relationship
  • Actively look for savings or value adding opportunities for the group, challenging the status quo
Key interfaces
  • Working flexibly across IAG and the Companies in the Group to deliver cross-functional projects
  • Procurement and line stakeholders across Marketing, Catering and Inflight Product within all IAG group companies

The Individual

Skills
  • Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
  • Proven supplier relationship management skills
  • High level of analytical and financial skills
  • Proficiency in commercial contract law e.g. IPR, Liabilities, Warranties and ability to draft contracts
  • Planning and project management skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Building and maintaining effective business relationships internationally and across cultures
  • Ability to quickly develop market knowledge and proactively improve supplier value to the business
  • Ability to distil complex technical information into clear simple messages
  • Ability to operate at all levels in a variety of organisations across a broad range of commodities
Qualifications
  • A member of CIPS or studying towards membership (desirable)
  • A business education background (Economics, Business Studies, MBA) or professional experience in this area
Experience
  • Proven ability to manage and deliver the end to end Procurement process, to include the tender process, negotiations, selection and ongoing management
  • Experience working for a large organisation with multiple stakeholders would be an advantage
Expertise
  • Essential – Fluent English
  • Desirable - For the Marketing role, experience of Marketing procurement
  • Essential - Experience of Services procurement
  • Desirable – Spanish Language skills

Application Process

All applicants are required to submit their CV and answer the following questions. Please prepare your answers in advance, maximum 200 words each:
  • Please describe an occasion when you have analysed data to inform a tender
  • Thinking of a negotiation you have recently undertaken describe how you prepared and executed this
  • Why do you think BA is the right next step in your career?

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