Procurement Manager

BAE Systems; Christchurch; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector is seeking a Procurement Manager to oversee subcontract activities and develop supplier strategies. The role involves managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring compliance with procurement processes. Candidates should have significant procurement experience and relevant qualifications, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive Pension Scheme

Enhanced Annual Leave

Company Contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle2work

Employee Discounts

Annual Incentive Eligibility

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a business winning procurement environment.
• High standard of procurement competence in sourcing and negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Manage subcontract activities and ensure procurement strategies are enacted.
• Develop supplier relationships and support procurement strategy implementation.

Skills

Negotiation

Project Management

Commercial Acumen

Risk Management

Team Leadership

Education

CIPS L5 Qualification

IACCM or Equivalent

Job description

Job Description - Procurement Manager (00127310)

Procurement Manager - 00127310

Job Title: Procurement Manager

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

Salary: Circa £55,000 commensurate with skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage subcontract activities in conjunction with Commercial, project and technical teams including capture plan support; subcontract construct; contract negotiation, contract implementation, ensuring robust handshake to the Procurement Delivery Team as appropriate for ongoing through-life or in-contract delivery
• Ensure the Procurement strategies are being enacted through major bids and campaigns to support business winning and growth
• Develop and implement supplier and third-party bid winning/support strategy; ensuring that critical supplier relationships are cultivated, developed and maintained so as to allow the business to fully meet customer current and future needs and innovation
• Manage and influence internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure the Procurement bid service provision
• Support the development and implementation of procurement strategy, governance and innovative change programmes, ensuring consistency and effective improvement in procurement services, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and the sharing of best practices
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Company systems, risk and supplier management tools and ensure compliance with business processes
• Lead opportunity activities to maximise contract effectiveness and value contribution/ savings
• Enable open communication with suppliers to encourage collaboration and innovation where appropriate
• Be seen by internal and external stakeholders as a subject expert for Procurement within a business

Your skills and experiences:

• Significant experience working within a business winning procurement environment
• Possess a high standard of Procurement competence in key areas of sourcing, process knowledge especially negotiation and contracting skills
• Excellent project management skills, product awareness, commercial acumen, financial awareness, risk and opportunity management
• Have CIPS L5 qualification, IACCM or equivalent standard
• Good understanding of external environment and relevant market intelligence
• Demonstrate exemplary business acumen
• Ability to run and direct strategic bids and campaigns throughout the LCM lifecycle
• Coaching and supporting development as required
• Ability to develop and lead a high performing team, enabling a positive working culture that embraces diversity of thought as required

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Digital Intelligence Team:

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,000 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

The Flexible Working Statement:

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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 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: 29 th May 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.