Procurement Professional

BAE Systems; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense firm in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Procurement Professional to coordinate Supply Chain activities. Responsibilities include managing procurement and contract management, and fostering supplier relationships. Ideal candidates will have experience in supply chain, excellent communication skills, and a background in aerospace or defense. This role offers hybrid working options, a competitive pension, and various employee benefits. Closing date for applications is 29th December 2025.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• Experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Commercial roles.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Background in aerospace, defence, and/or MOD packages.
• Experience in an Integrated Work / Delivery team.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate Supply Chain activities for the SSNA P&P Team.
• Manage Direct Procurement and contract management activities.
• Drive Indirect Procurement and contract management.
• Communicate Supply Chain activities to stakeholders.
• Manage supplier relationships and promote collaboration.

Skills

Supply Chain

Procurement

Commercial experience

Stakeholder Management

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description - Procurement Professional (00132735)

Procurement Professional - 00132735

Job Title: Procurement Professional

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

What you’ll be doing :

• Support and coordinate all the Supply Chain (Direct and Indirect) activities for the SSNA P&P Team
• Direct Procurement & contract management activity for major subcontract & transactional procurement, including all commercial and cost matters
• Liaise and Drive Indirect Procurement & contract management activity
• Communication of your areas' Supply Chain activities when informing cross-functional and external stakeholders of performance, threats & failures.
• Managing supplier relationships, promoting our strategic and collaborative behaviours

Your skills and experiences:

• Supply Chain, Procurement, or Commercial experience
• Excellent Stakeholder Management and communication skills
• Experience working within aerospace, defence, and/or MOD packages
• Experience working within an Integrated Work / Delivery team

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The SSNA P&P team:

The SSNA P&P team is responsible for the reduction of SSNA FCAC Risk and Uncertainty, and for leveraging opportunities through new technology insertion into SSNA. The team you would be joining is currently comprised of Project Management & Engineering. There will be reach-back opportunities and support in place from other Supply Chain managers on SSNA. The P&P team is delivering multiple projects in an agile, fast-paced environment across many systems and suppliers.We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 etc .) 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: 29th December 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.