Subcontract Manager

BAE Systems Taleo; Glascoed; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems at Glascoed is seeking a Subcontract Manager to drive procurement interventions for product introductions within the Munitions line of Digital Intelligence & Land. You will plan, deliver, and deploy procurement solutions, working with a procurement team to support business aims.

The role requires experience in product introduction and subcontract management, with a focus on supplier transitions, validation, and risk mitigation within a complex production environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in product introduction.
• Experience of successfully managing a sub contract package.
• Good project management skills across the project lifecycle.
• Good product awareness, commercial acumen, financial awareness, risk and opportunity management.
• Good understanding of external environment and relevant market intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex product introduction projects with significant value to the organisation.
• Manage supplier transitions and implement timelines for production readiness.
• Oversee validation activities for new components and supplier changes.
• Validate supplier production capability, capacity checks, and run-at-rate tests.
• Identify risks related to supplier transitions.
• Create and implement a procurement process for production introduction.
• Develop supplier relationships with ethics and corporate responsibility.
• Support procurement strategy and governance improvements.
• Collaborate with procurement quality teams and IDTs.
• Demonstrate understanding of company systems and risk tools.
• Lead cross-functional teams and deliver business requirements.
• Utilize KPI tools to monitor supplier performance and drive improvements.
• Encourage collaboration and innovation.
• Enable open communication with suppliers.
• Manage and develop teams.
• Be seen as subject expert for product introduction.

Skills

Product introduction

Sub contract management

Project management

Commercial acumen

Market intelligence

Job description

Subcontract Manager-00139036
This vacancy is not currently eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme.

Description

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Subcontract Manager

We currently have an opportunity for a Subcontract Manager in the Munitions line of business of Digital Intelligence & Land to be based out of Glascoed.

As Subcontract Manager you will work as part of a procurement team, managing a package of activities driving procurement solutions, requiring you to plan, deliver and deploy appropriate procurement interventions in support of business aims.

You’ll resolve complex problems that do not have routine solutions, work independently with minimal guidance, lead the introduction of new products / suppliers and contribute to the delivery of the functional and line of business IBP.

Your main responsibilities as Subcontract Manager:

• Leads product introduction projects with significant complexity, size, and strategic value to the organisation.
• Leads supplier change implementation to support the business goals and strategy by managing the supplier transitions and develop and manage implementation timelines to ensure readiness for production volume.
• Oversee validation activities for new components, engineering changes and supplier-introduced modifications.
• Validate supplier production capability, including capacity checks, process audits and run at rate tests. Monitor ramp-up performance and manage readiness reviews and ensure supplier action plans are complete.
• Identify risks related to supplier transition.
• Create and implement a procurement process for production introduction and change programmes.
• Create supplier relationships demonstrating leadership in ethics and corporate responsibility, support business growth through outsourcing strategies and apply lessons learned from other projects.
• Support the development and implementation of procurement strategy, governance and innovative change programmes, ensuring consistency and effective improvement in procurement services, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and the sharing of best practices through the development of category strategies led by the category managers.
• Work collaboratively with the Procurement quality team, procurement category teams, the IDTs including the specifics project teams related to the product introductions.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Company systems, risk and supplier management tools.
• Lead and influence cross-business/cross-functional team(s), providing expertise and delivery of business requirements.
• Implement and utilise all available tools and techniques, including relevant and applicable KPI’s to ensure effective monitoring of supplier performance and leading any associated improvement plans/good practice share.
• Encourage collaboration and innovation.
• Enable open communication with suppliers to encourage collaboration and innovation where appropriate.
• Manage and develop team/s to ensure procurement resources are deployed to be most effective and that talent is managed in line with Functional requirements and changing business needs.
• Be seen by internal and external stakeholders as a subject expert for product introduction within a business. Role holder will provide expertise, regularly partnering with others to meet strategic goals.

Your skills and qualifications:

• Experience working in product introduction
• Experience of successfully managing a sub contract package
• Good project management skills across the project lifecycle
• Good product awareness, commercial acumen, financial awareness, risk and opportunity management
• Good understanding of external environment and relevant market intelligence

Location: Glascoed

Grade: GG12

Land

Job

Manufacturing

Primary Location

Glascoed

Organisation

Maritime & Land Sector (GSF)

Closing Date

28/Oct/26, 11:59:00 PM