Senior Supply Chain Manager

Babcock; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, Babcock, seeks a Senior Supply Chain Manager in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves strategic leadership in procurement supporting the Dreadnought Programme, requiring senior-level experience and collaboration across functions. Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven senior-level supply chain experience required.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to solve issues are essential.
• Leadership experience across complex projects is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership to a team of professional buyers.
• Ensuring timely and cost-effective procurement.
• Collaborating cross-functionally and addressing challenges.

Skills

Project Management

Product Insight

Commercial Strategy

Engineering Acumen

Financial Awareness

Stakeholder Management

Education

MCIPS Qualification

Job description

Job Title: Senior Supply Chain Manager

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: Circa £63,000 plus executive car allowance depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Providing strategic leadership to a team of professional buyers supporting the Dreadnought Programme
• Ensuring timely, cost-effective procurement of high-volume items to required quality standards
• Collaborating cross functionally to address and resolve challenges
• Identifying opportunities to improve material availability
• Representing BAE Submarines in high-level communications with supplier executive boards

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven senior-level supply chain experience with strengths in project management, product insight, commercial strategy, engineering acumen, and financial awareness
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to thrive in dynamic environments and resolve issues at root cause
• Proven capability in assuming leadership responsibilities across complex projects
• Open to undertaking business travel as required

Desirable:

• MCIPS Qualification

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 Dreadnought Commodities team:

The Dreadnought Programme is at a pivotal and exhilarating stage, with manufacturing accelerating and the demand for timely material supply more critical than ever. As part of our team, you'll play a key role in ensuring that momentum is maintained. The role of our suppliers in supporting this National Endeavour is key, and you'll be instrumental in shaping and strengthening these essential relationships. 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: 9th July 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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