Supply Chain Manager

BAE Systems.; Carnforth; On-site; GBP 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to join their Edgewing JV in the Reading area. The role involves acting as a primary liaison, managing subcontracted agreements, and developing risk management strategies. Ideal candidates will have compliance understanding and leadership experience across multiple sites, including international operations. The position offers a salary starting at £63,900 and benefits, fostering an inclusive culture that values diversity and empowers team members.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Understanding of compliance, assurance, and security requirements in regulated industries.
• Experience integrating supply chain functions into new business programs.
• Leadership capability across multiple sites, including international operations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Supply Chain liaison between Edgewing and Partner Companies.
• Collaborate closely with Edgewing teams to deliver effective Supply Chain solutions.
• Manage subcontracted agreements ensuring contractual alignment and delivery assurance.
• Develop and implement risk management strategies for supply chain.

Skills

Understanding of compliance, assurance, and security requirements

Experience integrating supply chain functions

Demonstrated leadership capability

Collaboration and stakeholder management skills

Education

Degree level education or equivalent with professional qualifications

Job description

Job Title: Supply Chain Manager- Edgewing

Location: Reading area. The role could be contracted to any BAE Systems site (preferably Frimley) but on commencement will immediately be assigned to our Edgewing JV in the Reading area. A financial support package may be available to enable this assignment if required, dependent on certain criteria being met. Due to the nature of this assignment, we envisage there will be a need for mostly on site working, however, flexible working arrangements may be possible – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

Salary: £63,900+ Depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing

• Act as the primary Supply Chain liaison between Edgewing and Partner Companies – representing Edgewing requirements, identifying blockers and enablers, and driving both strategic and operational excellence.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional Edgewing teams to design, develop, and deliver effective Supply Chain solutions that meet business needs and enhance performance across Partner Companies.
• Manage subcontracted agreements between Edgewing and Partner Companies (for example, major unit assembly), ensuring contractual alignment, delivery assurance, and value for money.
• Develop and implement risk management strategies for Edgewing supply chain requirements contracted to Partner Companies, ensuring proactive mitigation and governance.
• Build meaningful, collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the Edgewing and Partner Companies, clearly defining Supply Chain roles, managing dependencies, and implementing plans to minimise delivery risk and maximise efficiency.

Your skills and experiences

Essential

• Ample understanding of compliance, assurance, and security requirements within highly regulated industries.
• Confirmed experience integrating supply chain functions into new and emerging business programmes.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with the ability to lead, motivate, and influence both direct and virtual teams across multiple sites, including international operations.
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of building and maintaining effective relationships across internal and external partners.

Desirable

• Significant experience working with international partners and managing global supply chain relationships.
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) with professional supply chain qualifications such as CIPS/MCIPS (or working towards).

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 Edgewing team

By joining Edgewing, you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the company from the ground up – setting the foundations for generations to come, influencing how we work, and helping us build something world‑class together. At Edgewing, we're united by a shared purpose to drive what's next in defence – uniting UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise to shape the future of global defence. With trust at the heart of everything we do, we empower our people to dare to go beyond, bring their best as one, and leave a mark that matters on a truly global mission, making a lasting impact through work that truly matters.

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: 28th January 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.