Procurement Account Manager

Leonardo; South Cheriton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension

Mental health support

Online courses (Coursera/LinkedIn)

Referral program

Private healthcare

Gym membership

Flexible hours

Job summary

Leonardo Helicopters is seeking a Procurement Account Manager to join the Procurement team at Yeovil. The role is hybrid with 2/3 days on site and includes leading Integrated Project Teams (IPT) for procurement, ensuring budget, lead times and quality for developed equipment, and reporting progress regularly.

The position is level 6 on the S&CPF framework, offering broad exposure across functions and a focus on data manipulation and stakeholder influence. Previous SAP experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of procurement process and practice.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to challenge where appropriate.
• Ability to manage a high workload in a pressured environment and prioritise effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assurances by the purchasing team on budget, lead time and quality and manage new development equipment.
• Set up mechanisms to report progress monthly.
• Act as conduit between buyers, programmes and functions to ensure timely orders and information flows.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Tools

MS Excel

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

Join the Procurement team at Leonardo Helicopters, as a Procurement Account Manager. You will support a global high-tech organisation that designs, manufactures, and supports state-of-the-art helicopters from its Yeovil site.

Your Impact

This unique opportunity requires a varied and diverse skillset with an emphasis on Procurement; offering the opportunity to learn and develop with the dedicated team.

You will have exposure to a wide range of functions/ disciplines within the company to build a network in order to deliver the contract. This role would suit someone who is confident, proactive, and comfortable challenging the status quo. You’ll need to be able to ask the right questions, influence stakeholders at all levels, and build strong working relationships, alongside having excellent data manipulation and analytical skills.

Internally titled Procurement Programmes Specialist, this is a lead role with significant responsibility and influence across the business.

For the awareness of internal applicants, this is a level 6 role on our Salary and Career Progression (S&CPF) framework.

This is a hybrid position, with a minimum of 2/3 days per week on site subject to business requirements.

What you will do as Procurement Account Manager:

• You will be accountable to deliver assurances made by the purchasing team with regards to budget, lead time and quality as well as manage and deliver new development equipment.
• You will be required to set up mechanisms to be able to report progress on a monthly basis.
• You will be the conduit between the buyers, programmes and the other functions to ensure the buyers get what they need to be able to place orders on time, as well as ensuring the functions have all the information they need from Procurement.
• Any new items required by the customer, needing to be developed, will also sit under your accountability holding the purse strings for your allotted customer.
• You will be assigned one or more customer projects that you will own, from inception to completion, as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) lead for Procurement.
• You will manage elements of programmes, support purchasing activities and manipulate data across multiple systems to produce reports, without being dedicated specialist in any one area, in this varied and cross-functional role
• You are the main interface between purchasing and the rest of the company and this is most effective in person/on site however flexible working is available, giving you an opportunity to work from home.

What you’ll bring

• You will represent Procurement within an Integrated Project Team so you will need to have knowledge of the procurement process
• Excellent interpersonal skills – confident, with the ability to get the information required and challenge where appropriate, whilst maintaining good relations working at many levels within the business
• Ability to independently manage a high workload in a pressured environment and prioritise effectively
• Keen and able, with support, to embrace new challenges and to learn new skills
• A competent user of MS Office applications and able to use MS Excel effectively – using Pivots, VLookups and some understanding of formulas is a ‘must have’ and ability to confidently manipulate large data sets to create reports essential.

• Experience in managing similar activity in equivalent sector
• Knowledge or experience of the aerospace sector
• To have worked with SAP

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit:

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.