Defence Procurement Specialist

Fujitsu Careers; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 Days annual leave

Pension - Double matching up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Flexible benefits

Employee discounts

Private medical

Car allowance

Job summary

Fujitsu seeks a Procurement Manager to act as the SPOC for DNS bids and delivery activity, leading or supporting sourcing events and obtaining supplier quotations. You will maintain bid trackers and ensure due diligence and governance for third parties.

Role requires experience in procurement and supplier management, experience in defence or regulated environments, and the ability to work with internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Security clearance is required if applicable.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in procurement, sourcing, and supplier management, with strong stakeholder engagement.
• Experience working within defence and/or security environments (or similarly regulated contexts).
• Experience supporting bids/tenders and working at pace to meet commercial deadlines.
• Comfortable interacting across all levels within the business unit and with external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Act as procurement single point of contact (SPOC) for assigned DNS bids, opportunities, and delivery activity.
• Lead or support sourcing events and obtain supplier quotations directly and/or via the wider central procurement function.
• Maintain bid/quote trackers and provide clear status reporting to bid teams and stakeholders.
• Support onboarding requests for third parties and ensure appropriate due diligence and governance are completed.
• Where required, put appropriate subcontract contractual cover in place, working with Commercial, Legal, and other stakeholders.
• Support the creation and management of teaming agreements and other pre-contract arrangements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key third parties and stakeholders across DNS, Sales, and Presales.
• Identify and mitigate procurement delivery risks (e.g., single points of failure, capacity constraints, lead times) and propose practical mitigations.
• Operate in accordance with relevant policy, security, and regulatory requirements (including handling of sensitive information and supplier NDAs).

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Supplier management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Location Flexibility: Primary Location Only

Posting Start Date: 9/16/26

At Fujitsu, we've been driven to create a sustainable world through innovation since 1935. Today, we lead in digital transformation globally with our 130,000 employees across 50+ countries. We empower our diverse community to achieve greatness through career development and opportunities. Explore our internal positions and join us in shaping a brighter future. Thank you for being a part of Fujitsu. We look forward to growing together toward a brighter future.

GRF: PRBY12

Work Your Way is our approach to flexible working - this is available from day 1 of joining and part-time hours will also be considered. Our purpose is to makethe world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As a Procurement Manager you will contribute to this by acting as a trusted commercial and supply chain partner.

Your role will involve

• Act as procurement single point of contact (SPOC) for assigned DNS bids, opportunities, and delivery activity.
• Lead or support sourcing events and obtain supplier quotations directly and/or via the wider central procurement function.
• Maintain bid/quote trackers and provide clear status reporting to bid teams and stakeholders.
• Support onboarding requests for third parties and ensure appropriate due diligence and governance are completed.
• Where required, put appropriate subcontract contractual cover in place, working with Commercial, Legal, and other stakeholders.
• Support the creation and management of teaming agreements and other pre-contract arrangements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key third parties and stakeholders across DNS, Sales, and Presales.
• Identify and mitigate procurement delivery risks (e.g., single points of failure, capacity constraints, lead times) and propose practical mitigations.
• Operate in accordance with relevant policy, security, and regulatory requirements (including handling of sensitive information and supplier NDAs).

Your transferable skills and experience:

• Significant experience in procurement, sourcing, and supplier management, with strong stakeholder engagement.
• Experience working within defence and/or security environments (or similarly regulated contexts).
• Experience supporting bids/tenders and working at pace to meet commercial deadlines.
• Comfortable interacting across all levels within the business unit and with external suppliers.

You must be willing and eligible to undergo security clearance for this position.

Please note:

Its still worth applying even if you do not meet all the requirements above. We are passionate about investing in you and your career and if you have the transferable skills/ background in Procurement this could be the next opportunity for you.

26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)

Pension - Double matching contributions of up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)

Perks at work - employee discounts

Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP

Role dependent benefits: Private medical/ company car or car allowance

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of two stages of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Achieve together

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer:

Not only are we a certified Disability Confident Leader , a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, but we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

We are people centric:

Our work environments enable you to Be Completely You. Our active people-led Inclusive Community networks are representative of all aspects of diversity and are instrumental in enabling and supporting our innovative approach to inclusion.

At Fujitsu, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process that values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of all applicants. We believe that hiring people from a wide variety of backgrounds makes us stronger, not because it's the right thing to do, but because it allows us to draw on a wider range of perspectives and life experiences.