Procurement Professional - Change

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

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company based in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Procurement Professional – Change to support change activities within the supply chain. The candidate will focus on program delivery, performance tracking, and communication strategies. This role offers competitive benefits, including a flexible working environment and relocation support.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experienced in change management and project delivery.
• Ability to work independently when needed.

Responsibilities

• Support in delivery of change activities throughout supply chain.
• Track performance of programs against agreed metrics.
• Lead design and validation workshops.

Skills

Experienced in end-to-end supply chain operations

Strong analytical skills

Proactive team player with communication skills

Lean six sigma

Professional Project Management / CIPS qualification

Job description

Job Title: Procurement Professional – Change

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.

Salary: From £40,748 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Support in the delivery of all change activities from design to deployment throughout the end to end supply chain-supporting group wide transformation programs as well as local continuous improvement opportunities

• Support in the curation and delivery of an integration transformation roadmap

• Tracking performance of the programs against agreed performance metrics and milestones

• Support in building the case for change with the development of business and benefits cases

• Act as a business partner and mentor to the Submarine programmes and functions to ensure that the change activities are successfully deployed

• Support in the creation of communications and engagement plans

• Analyse proposed changes to ensure impacts are recorded and understood

• Lead design and validation workshops

Your skills and experiences:

• Experienced in end-to-end supply chain operations, with a strong background in change management and project delivery

• strong analytical skills

• Proactive team player with strong communication skills and the ability to work independently when needed

• Lean six sigma

• Professional Project Management / CIPS qualification or wiliness to work towards

Benefits:

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 Supply Chain System of Work Enablement team:

As part of a growing change team, sitting within the Supply Chain central function, the candidate will get the opportunity to sharpen their skills and broaden their experience within a complex supply chain organisation. They will get the opportunity to design and deploy critical change activities that will equip the organisation with a capability fit for the future. 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: 22nd August 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.

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