Defence Procurement Specialist

Fujitsu; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension matching 10%

Life assurance

Incentive plans

Flexible benefits

Employee discounts

EAP / virtual GP

Private medical / car allowance

Job summary

Fujitsu is seeking a Procurement Manager in Basingstoke to act as the single point of contact for assigned bids and delivery activity, lead sourcing events and maintain trackers, while ensuring due diligence and governance with internal teams and external suppliers.

You will manage teaming agreements, build strong relationships with DNS and sales stakeholders, and mitigate delivery risks while complying with policy and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in procurement, sourcing and supplier management with strong stakeholder engagement.
• Experience working in 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 SPOC for assigned bids, opportunities and delivery activity.
• Lead or support sourcing events and obtain supplier quotations directly and/or via the 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 due diligence and governance are completed.
• Where required, put appropriate subcontract contractual cover in place with Commercial and Legal.
• 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 and propose practical mitigations.
• Operate in accordance with policy, security and regulatory requirements including handling of sensitive information and NDAs.

Skills

Procurement experience

Sourcing & supplier management

Security/defence experience

Bids & tenders

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Job Location: Basingstoke

Location Flexibility: Primary Location Only

Req Id: 11752

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 make the 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.

Your Benefits

• 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.

Relocation Supported: No

Visa Sponsorship Approved: No

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.