Supply Chain Function Support Manager

BAE Systems.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Scotland is seeking a Supply Chain Function Support Manager to lead governance and assurance efforts. In this role, you will ensure compliance with regulatory standards while resourcing the supply chain with qualified staff. Responsibilities include identifying cost-saving opportunities, collaborating with teams, and establishing performance metrics. The candidate should have experience in service delivery and team leadership. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary ranging from £62,000 to £72,000.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in service delivery and change leadership.
• Proven ability to improve policies and procedures in a corporate environment.
• Expertise in organisational improvement through data insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead the governance and assurance for supply chain
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal standards
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and innovation
• Collaborate with internal teams on operational alignment
• Establish KPIs to drive compliance and improvement

Skills

Service delivery experience

Change leadership

Policy and procedure improvement

Organisational improvement identification

MCIPS or MCIPD qualification

Job description

Job Title: Supply Chain Function Support Manager

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

Salary: £62,000 - £72,000 depending on skills and experience + car allowance

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the governance and assurance for supply chain
• Ensure compliance to regulatory, customer and internal standards
• Ensure supply chain is resourced with suitably qualified and experienced staff to support operational requirements
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and innovation
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand ongoing requirements and ensure alignment with operational and Business goals
• Establish performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive compliance, development and improvement
• Lead and mentor the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development
• Act as key conduit between sector and group to ensure supply chain initiatives are appropriately deployed into Naval Ships

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience in service delivery, change leadership and leading teams
• Experience of improving policy and procedures
• Experience of identifying, developing and delivering function and business outcomes and objectives
• Experience of identifying organisational improvements and interventions through business intelligence and statistical data
• Experience of identifying organisational capability and creating evidence-based solutions
• A MCIPS or a MCIPD qualification is desirable

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 Functional Excellence team:

In this role you will lead the governance and assurance for Supply Chain with a specific focus on toolset governance, contract performance reporting, purchase order closure, and prompt payments. Your role will be critical in ensuring compliance to regulatory and company standards, while ensuring Supply Chain is resourced with suitably qualified staff to support our operational requirements.

You will be responsible for managing the team and providing people, supplier, and programme support and dashboards, improving working practices, and providing advice on related matters.

Developing strong working relationships across the stakeholder group you'll also be responsible for rolling out group and sector initiatives across Supply Chain.

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:

3rd February 2026 - Interviews will take place w/c 16th February 2026

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.