Strategic Defence Procurement Lead | Flexible Work

Fujitsu Careers; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 Days annual leave

Pension - Double matching up to 10%

Life assurance

Companywide incentive plans

Flexible benefits

Employee discounts

Private medical

Car allowance

Job summary

Fujitsu seeks a Procurement Manager to act as the SPOC for DNS bids and delivery activity, leading or supporting sourcing events and obtaining supplier quotations. You will maintain bid trackers and ensure due diligence and governance for third parties.

Role requires experience in procurement and supplier management, experience in defence or regulated environments, and the ability to work with internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Security clearance is required if applicable.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in procurement, sourcing, and supplier management, with strong stakeholder engagement.
• Experience working within defence and/or security environments (or similarly regulated contexts).
• Experience supporting bids/tenders and working at pace to meet commercial deadlines.
• Comfortable interacting across all levels within the business unit and with external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Act as procurement single point of contact (SPOC) for assigned DNS bids, opportunities, and delivery activity.
• Lead or support sourcing events and obtain supplier quotations directly and/or via the wider central procurement function.
• Maintain bid/quote trackers and provide clear status reporting to bid teams and stakeholders.
• Support onboarding requests for third parties and ensure appropriate due diligence and governance are completed.
• Where required, put appropriate subcontract contractual cover in place, working with Commercial, Legal, and other stakeholders.
• Support the creation and management of teaming agreements and other pre-contract arrangements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key third parties and stakeholders across DNS, Sales, and Presales.
• Identify and mitigate procurement delivery risks (e.g., single points of failure, capacity constraints, lead times) and propose practical mitigations.
• Operate in accordance with relevant policy, security, and regulatory requirements (including handling of sensitive information and supplier NDAs).

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Supplier management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Fujitsu seeks a Procurement Manager to act as the SPOC for DNS bids and delivery activity, leading or supporting sourcing events and obtaining supplier quotations. You will maintain bid trackers and ensure due diligence and governance for third parties.

Role requires experience in procurement and supplier management, experience in defence or regulated environments, and the ability to work with internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Security clearance is required if applicable.