Programme Procurement Manager in Stoke Gifford

As a Programme Procurement Manager, you'll set and deliver the procurement and supply chain strategy across complex, fast-moving defence and aerospace programmes, driving total cost reduction, supplier performance, and long‑term value. Your impact will be felt across national security projects and throughout our business, while you grow as a people leader and strategic sourcing expert in a high‑profile environment.

Day‑to‑day, you'll be required to:

• Lead a high‑performing team of Senior Buyers and Buyers to deliver project outcomes on time and to customer requirements.
• Own category and project procurement strategies, improving contract maturity and supplier value.
• Negotiate major supplier agreements and manage selection to secure best‑value, compliant contracts.
• Drive supplier performance and escalations risks to resolution across cost, quality, delivery and sustainability.
• Report monthly on KPIs and requirements, collaborating with senior stakeholders across engineering, commercial, finance and projects.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with up to 3 days onsite, across our Bristol, Tewkesbury and Plymouth sites, and 2 days working from home.

Essential Experience

• Significant procurement experience in a project procurement environment, including team leadership.
• Proven supplier relationship management and stakeholder engagement at senior levels.
• Demonstrable negotiation, contract and commercial skills delivering measurable cost and value outcomes.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, reactive environment while coaching others to succeed.
• Strong data analysis capability to inform decisions and KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree‑level qualification and/or relevant experience in engineering, supply chain or lean culture (essential).
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Level 5+ or membership of a relevant professional body (preferred).

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Programme Procurement Manager across our Bristol, Tewkesbury and Plymouth sites. We're Babcock – a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts – not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance.

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial well‑being.