Procurement Leader

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: From £45,000 depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Developing risk structures and processes including leading improvement projects that strengthen the management of risk
• Developing project plans for the management of SC (Supply Chain) risk including management of critical dependencies with the SC function and key customers
• Managing and co-ordinating operational outputs and deliverables from the Supply Chain Risk team and drive a culture of added value
• Contributing to Supply Chain Excellence by supporting activities that deliver on People, Process, Technology & Governance, ensuring the Supply Chain function is fit for the future

Your skills and experiences:

• Proven expertise in key business areas such as Supply Chain, Procurement, Project Management, Commercial, or Finance
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to guide and influence
• Experience and understanding of risk in a business environment, particularly within aerospace, defence, or similarly complex sectors, would be highly advantageous
• Relevant business qualification or demonstration of desire to achieve
• Ability to collaborate within a diverse, multi-functional team

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Supply Chain Risk & Intelligence team:

Join a dynamic, expanding team that operates across our Submarine programmes and the broader Maritime and Plc Supply Chain Risk community throughout the UK. This role provides a unique opportunity to build an extensive network, collaborate, and share knowledge across the business. You'll be involved in all phases of the lifecycle, facing varied challenges daily. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 17th April 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.