Procurement Project Manager – Defence AI Programs

Helsing GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

VSOP options

Relocation support

Learning allowance

Gym membership

Mental health support

Social allowances

Enhanced parental leave

Family emergency leave (remote during/

Job summary

Helsing GmbH is seeking a Procurement Project Manager to own procurement across development and customer projects, coordinating with engineering, supply chain, and production to ensure timely and cost-effective supplier selection and ramp-up.

The role involves early engagement in planning, evaluating suppliers against clear criteria, and maintaining strong interfaces between engineering and suppliers, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes in a regulated defence context.

Qualifications

• Experience managing procurement activities in technically complex or project-driven environments and taking responsibility for defined workstreams from requirements through to delivery.
• Ability to read technical documentation and engage meaningfully with engineering teams and assess supplier capabilities without constant support.
• Experience coordinating across cross-functional teams, keeping engineering, production, and supplier stakeholders aligned on priorities and timelines.
• Experience leading supplier negotiations and understanding contract terms for technical components.
• Structured and methodical approach to managing competing priorities and trade-offs.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities across development and customer projects, ensuring cost, quality, and schedule targets are met across assigned workstreams.
• Engage early in project planning phases to contribute to sourcing strategies, flag potential supply risks, and align procurement timelines with engineering and programme milestones.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend suppliers for technical components and systems, applying clear assessment criteria and escalating trade-offs for senior review where appropriate.
• Serve as a reliable interface between engineering, procurement, suppliers, and production teams, ensuring technical requirements are clearly communicated and that issues are surfaced promptly.
• Support prototyping, industrialisation, and serial production ramp-up phases, adapting procurement approaches as projects move through different stages of development.
• Track supplier performance against agreed commitments and flag deviations in cost, quality, or delivery early enough for corrective action to be taken.
• Contribute to building and maintaining a qualified supplier base that meets Helsing's technical and compliance requirements.

Skills

Procurement activities

Reading technical docs

Cross-functional coordination

Supplier negotiations

Structured approach

English communication

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement management systems

Job description

Helsing GmbH is seeking a Procurement Project Manager to own procurement across development and customer projects, coordinating with engineering, supply chain, and production to ensure timely and cost-effective supplier selection and ramp-up.

The role involves early engagement in planning, evaluating suppliers against clear criteria, and maintaining strong interfaces between engineering and suppliers, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes in a regulated defence context.