Procurement Engineer (Electrical)

Resource Area for Teaching; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

Annual bonus scheme

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Professional development

Flexible working

Inclusive culture

Job summary

SubSea Craft in the UK seeks a procurement specialist to manage supplier identification, qualification and sourcing for defence and maritime products. You will work with engineering to align designs with manufacturability and cost targets.

You will lead RFQs/EOIs, build strong supplier relationships, and ensure technical compliance, quality and delivery schedules throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical engineering, manufacturing or production environments.
• Experience supporting NPI activities and supplier selection processes.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specs, BOMs and technical docs.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Infor LN or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of machining, fabrication and assembly techniques.
• Experience in supplier management and engineering procurement internationally.
• Eligible for UK security clearance (BPSS/ Baseline).

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify suppliers during NPI, ensuring compliance with drawings and specs.
• Lead supplier sourcing, RFQs and EOIs and manage SSC requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to align manufacturing capabilities and quality standards.
• Promote Design for Manufacture principles for cost-effective sourcing.
• Expedite purchase orders and maintain accurate delivery schedules.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Negotiate pricing and delivery commitments to meet business objectives.
• Ensure defence, quality, regulatory and security flow-down where applicable.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

NPI experience

Supplier management

RFQ & EOIs

ERP systems (Infor LN)

DFM knowledge

Project coordination

Education

HNC/HND in Mechanical Eng

Tools

Infor LN

Job description

• Salary: Up to £55,000 DOE
• Full Time
• Permanent

Who we are:

SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer:

• Pension Contribution – Pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice.
• Annual Bonus Scheme – Eligibility to participate in the company’s annual discretionary bonus scheme, linked to individual and company performance.
• Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
• Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.
• Wellbeing Day – An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
• Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.
• Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Role Overview

• The role acts as the key interface between suppliers and internal engineering teams, ensuring that design and procurement activities are aligned to deliver technically compliant, manufacturable and cost-effective solutions. Working closely with Engineering, Operations and Quality functions, the role supports the successful development and introduction of new products by influencing component and supplier selection, providing design-for-manufacture expertise, and ensuring supply chain considerations are embedded throughout the design process.

• The position is responsible for identifying and developing capable suppliers, sourcing technically complex components and services, driving supplier performance, mitigating supply chain risks, and ensuring materials and components are delivered to the required quality, cost and schedule commitments in support of defence and maritime programmes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Work closely with Engineering to identify and qualify suitable suppliers during the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, ensuring compliance with technical drawings, specifications and programme requirements.
• Lead component and supplier sourcing activities, utilising technical expertise to interpret SSC requirements and manage Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
• Provide technical guidance to internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure alignment with manufacturing capabilities, quality standards and programme objectives.
• Collaborate with suppliers and Engineering teams to promote Design for Manufacture (DfM) principles, ensuring components can be manufactured and sourced efficiently and cost-effective
• Expedite open purchase orders where required and maintain accurate delivery schedules within the LN ERP system.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Create and manage purchase orders
• Proactively identify, manage and mitigate supply chain risks to minimise programme disruption and delivery delays.
• Provide regular progress updates and supply chain feedback to internal stakeholders for assigned suppliers and procurement activities.
• Collaborate effectively with Stores, Engineering, Operations and Quality teams to support programme delivery.
• Ensure all procurement activities are conducted in accordance with company policies, procedures and governance requirements.
• Negotiate pricing and delivery commitments with suppliers to achieve business objectives.
• Ensure supplier compliance with applicable defence, quality, regulatory and security requirements, including the flow-down of customer and contractual obligations where applicable.
• Undertake any other duties required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Demonstrable experience within a mechanical engineering, manufacturing or production environment; marine, defence or aerospace experience desirable.
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and supplier selection processes.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials and technical documentation.
• Experience using ERP systems such as Infor LN or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, machining, fabrication and assembly techniques.
• Experience in supplier management, sourcing and procurement within an engineering environment.
• Experience of European and/or international engineering procurement.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• HNC/HND or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering, manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (BC).

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.*

Values:

Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: weare founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What we expect from you:

• Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
• Initiative and independent working
• Honesty and integrity
• Business and commercial awareness
• Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

*Please note that all offers of employment are conditional and subject to satisfactory DBS, driving licence and reference checks. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify candidates from employment. We will consider criminal record information alongside the wider range of evidence gathered at the application, interview, and pre-employment checking stages.

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