Supply Chain Manager

BAE Systems; England; Hybrid; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company seeks a Supply Chain Manager in Huddersfield to enhance supplier collaboration and strategic development. The ideal candidate has strong supply chain management skills and is flexible to travel. A competitive salary starting from £56,000 and extensive benefits package are provided, including flexible working arrangements. Applications must be submitted by 26 September 2025.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

• MCIPS or equivalent level qualification required.
• Proven experience in supply chain management within a complex project environment.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading supplier collaboration and risk mitigation.
• Identifying opportunities for cost and schedule efficiencies.
• Managing supplier performance to ensure consistent delivery success.
• Developing secondary supply chain solutions for resilience.
• Implementing innovative supplier contracting.

Skills

MCIPS or equivalent

Experience in supply chain management

Stakeholder management skills

Leadership and team management

Flexibility and willingness to travel

Job description

Job Title

Supply Chain Manager

Location

Huddersfield. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary

£56,000+ depending on skills & experience

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading supplier collaboration through strategic development and risk mitigation implementation
• Proactively identifying and capitalising on opportunities to achieve cost and schedule efficiencies
• Leading innovative supplier contracting to enable collaborative and forward-thinking product development
• Actively managing supplier performance to pre-empt issues, enabling rapid recovery and ensuring consistent delivery success
• Leading the strategic development of secondary supply chain solutions to enhance resilience and ensure continuity

Your Skills And Experience

• MCIPS or equivalent level, relevant professional qualification
• Proven experience in supply chain management within a complex project environment
• Comprehensive experience in managing teams, leading business operations, and driving executive-level initiatives
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively guide, influence, and negotiate across diverse business environments
• Flexible and willing to travel regularly to Huddersfield and other locations as required by business needs

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 Propulsion Integrated Delivery (IDT) Team

This team are responsible for the design, development, and qualification of critical submarine equipment for the SSNA program, currently in its early design phase. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape supply chain strategies, drive performance improvements, and gain broad business exposure—ideal for those seeking a dynamic, high-impact environment with real influence. 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

26 September 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.