Project Procurement Lead - IT

BAE Systems - Saudi Arabia; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK is seeking a Project Procurement Lead to act as a focal point for major projects within the Submarines business unit. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in project environments, managing technology procurement, and excellent stakeholder management skills. This role offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex stakeholder networks and deadlines.
• Understanding of software product lifecycles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal point for major projects and programmes.
• Support project requirements and procurement planning.
• Manage and triage technology procurement requirements.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance policies.
• Maintain procurement plans for key technologies.

Skills

Project environment experience

Technology procurement expertise

Procurement and supply chain management

Stakeholder management skills

Analytical abilities for evaluating supplier performance

Education

MCIPS Qualification or studying towards

Job description

Job Title: Project Procurement Lead - IT

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

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience and skills

What you’ll be doing

• Act as the focal point for any major projects and programmes for the Submarines business unit and act as a business partner to help connect the projects with the wider Procurement team
• Help drive value by supporting project requirements definition, support procurement pipeline planning, as well as the sharing of IT market/supplier intelligence and supplier performance data available from the wider team to meet the operational needs of the business
• Act as an entry point into the Technology Procurement team, responsible for triaging requirements and capturing/managing demand. In turn, being responsible for determining which projects the procurement team support and to what level
• Ensure adherence to internal governance requirements, including relevant policies and procedures to support effective and compliant project delivery
• Facilitate the delivery of requirements by working closely with the wider IPS technology team, managing escalations, and providing regular progress updates to project stakeholders
• Establish and maintain procurement plans that deliver business requirements for key technologies and ensuring technology partners are on contract and not working at risk

Your skills and experiences

• Proven experience operating in a project environment including managing complex stakeholder networks and working to deadlines
• Expertise in managing technology procurement, in particular outsourced services, project services, infrastructure and hardware
• Good experience in procurement and supply chain management. Ideally MCIPS Qualified or studying towards
• Experience in creating and managing procurement/sourcing plans ideally in a complex and/or technology environment
• An understanding of software product lifecycles and process is desirable but not essential
• Good stakeholder/relationship management skills coupled with commercial acumen
• Excellent analytical abilities for evaluating supplier performance and identifying cost‑saving opportunities

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 Technology Category Management team

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work within the Indirect Procurement technology category having exposure across multiple UK sectors and being involved in a number of exciting transformational projects, some of which are once in a generation! You will be provided with complexity and opportunities for career progression in a shared service environment.

As a Procurement Project Lead, you will lead on behalf of the technology category management team in establishing and managing procurement plans as well as acting as a key interface between the major projects and programmes of the Submarines Business Unit and the wider technology procurement team. A core focus of the role will be collaborating with business stakeholders across a complex network with an aim of driving value through understanding technology roadmaps, business requirements and helping formulate suitable procurement strategies to drive value for the business.

As the lead interface, you will represent the IPS Technology Procurement team in key project & programme reviews, helping to update on supplier performance, capture up & coming requirements whilst helping consult with key stakeholders on governance requirements. Ultimately these roles are to help drive value by creating closer links between ongoing major projects and the Technology Procurement Team.

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

4th November 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.