An excellent opportunity to join our Support Function team as a Business Support Specialist supporting one of our key programmes
Job Title: Business Support Specialist - Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) Family
Salary: Circa £35,000 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. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
- 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: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
- Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.
The opportunity:
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a passionate individual to join the UK Support Function team. You will undertake specific responsibilities to support the management, control and interaction with one of MBDA's key strategic industrial partners Roxel. You will need to exhibit a high level of organisation skills, great team ethic and the ability to interface with people at all levels both internally and externally, whilst embracing innovative ways of working.
- Will be based in our Stevenage office with the flexibility to travel to other UK sites as well as supplier premises
- This role will necessitate working alongside the CAMM Family Business & Project Manager (B&PM) responsible for Roxel
- This is a complex, challenging & rewarding role which is transcending new boundaries in the working practices between MBDA UK and Roxel
- The role will involve working across a number of key stakeholders to ensure that MBDA's requirements in terms of business delivery & financial targets are fully met
- This role will also require engagement directly with Roxel themselves, both virtually and face to face, to form close and trusted working relationships which benefit both parties in delivering our contractual commitments
- This interaction with Roxel will include for example:
- Attend & present at internal and external meetings to status & expediate all Roxel programme commitments and related matters
- To document actions and decisions from meetings
- Support the application and subsequent approval of Advanced Revolving Funding (ARC) funding applications
- Support the placement of Inter-Company Trading (ICT) type contract arrangements
- Support the Estimate at Completion (EAC) update cycles
- To be a key member within the UK Support Function and participate in engagement activities
- Sharing best practice and knowledge within the UK Support Function and offering guidance and training to team members
- Participation and progress on UK Support Function personal development initiatives - to be accountable for own self-learning and development
- Any other adhoc technical administration duties
What we're looking for from you:
- Can demonstrate an ability to prioritise tasks to achieve results in a timely manner, ensuring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- A meticulous approach to tasks, with a positive attitude, ability to multi-task, be proactive and accountable
- Someone that is self-motivated with the ability to adapt to changing environments, evolving technologies, tools and processes
- Can demonstrate a great team ethic and the ability to interface and build close working relationships with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally
- Able to effectively collate data, analyse and present findings in an engaging manner
- Someone that is forward thinking, who looks to improve efficiencies in working practices, processes and engagement activities
- Can demonstrate a high level of proficiency in Microsoft packages and an ability to identify, implement and utilise specialist tools and software to streamline tasks. (Training will be provided on specialist tools and software)
- Knowledge and experience of Primavera scheduling tool and Risk Management principles
- Knowledge and understanding of SAP, particularly for invoicing and purchase order generation
- Can demonstrate courage and influencing skills whilst promoting MBDA company values and behaviours
- A professional demeanour in all situations and be able to withhold confidential information
- Willingness to learn and extend the role above and beyond the job description
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