Company Description

Inmarsat has been at the forefront of global mobile satellite communications for over forty years, and is the market leading provider of voice and high-speed data communications for users on land, at sea and in the air through its constellation of 14 geostationary satellites.  Inmarsat is a privately owned company with a profitable track record and significant growth aspirations. This is represented by more than 55 nationalities in the workforce, reflecting the global and dynamic nature of the business. With an investment of over $3 billion in its latest network infrastructure, Inmarsat is at the forefront of global mobile communications innovation.

Chief Finance Office

Inmarsat’s Chief Finance Office (CFO) processes millions of transactions a month that enable us to interact efficiently with our suppliers, customers, trading partners and regulators. We make sure that the Company is properly funded and well controlled, that our taxes are paid and that shareholders and banks continue to support our plans. Our commercial teams help ensure that the business takes sound decisions through robust planning, careful pricing, sound contracts, skilled procurement and rigorous evaluation of every major business decision.

Job Description

Primary role purpose:

After establishing a Global Procurement function some 5 years ago, Inmarsat is evolving the team’s role and focus to further develop our strategic procurement capabilities; identify and implement cost control opportunities across the business and use technologies to maximise the effectiveness of the team.

The changes will see Procurement focussing on areas where the most value can be achieved by taking a balanced risk based approach to projects; implementing fit for purpose policies and processes and then managing suppliers and relationships to get the most out of them. Ultimately to be seen internally and externally as a team that adds value to all business units and not a team that just runs processes.

This purpose of this role is to work with Procurement Managers across a spend portfolio of in excess of $10m per annum; develop stakeholder relationships resulting in early involvement in projects; deliver Procurements that result in goods and services being procured in a cost effective and efficient manner for the business; and proactively identifying new opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver the elements of the overall Procurement strategy that are relevant to the allocated categories
• Work with the Procurement Managers to deliver sub-category strategies and procurement projects within the framework of the overall Procurement Strategy, such that the relevant internal team is supportive and clear on the vision, strategy and implementation process
• Work with the Procurement Managers to identify and assess risks and agree with the Procurement Managers a risk based approach to optimise time; effort; value and risk in each Procurement
• Conduct market analysis, run tender processes, use data analysis and conduct negotiations with Procurement Mangers to ensure savings are delivered within a best practice framework following Procurement processes and governance
• Support the Procurement Managers or lead on category negotiations with suppliers to ensure savings are achieved, and value for money and efficiencies are secured for the business
• Identify simple market innovations to Inmarsat that drive value and protect against foreseeable risks
• Collect and analyse spend and market data in support of procurement strategies
• Take responsibility for ongoing personal development

Qualifications

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Good influencing skills
• Some category management experience and experience in sourcing a broad range of good and services in relevant category area
• Evidence of developing category strategies in a supporting role
• Good negotiation; basic risk assessment and stakeholder management skills
• Good understanding and management of end to end RFP processes, contract award and supplier management
• Some understanding of contract law and legal principles
• Team player

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• CIPS or working towards
• Experience working in a complex global or multisite FTSE100/FTSE250

Additional Information

You must be eligible to work in this location advertised.

Inmarsat Values: 

Our values define Inmarsat’s culture and represent what we believe in. Inmarsat employees aspire to certain behaviours which support our corporate values, they create a stronger working environment and lie at the heart of our continued success as an organisation.

• Customer – Providing a unique value to our customers
• Accountability – taking ownership, getting results and keeping our promises
• Respect – collaborating, embracing diversity and valuing differences
• Excellence – creating bold solutions for our customers and putting quality at the heart of everything we do