Procurement Leader

Step into a role where your procurement expertise directly supports a team at the heart of the Dreadnought programme. As a key member of the PCS Team, you will lead Supply Chain and Procurement activity within your area of responsibility, championing a value-driven culture and driving excellence across People, Process, Technology and Governance to ensure the function remains future-ready. Core duties:

• Procurement & contract management activities for major subcontract, including all commercial and cost matters
• Collaborating extensively with Supplier, Engineering and Project Delivery Team stakeholders, you will influence supplier direction, formulate procurement strategies, negotiate contractual Terms & Conditions, and administer contract performance
• Providing expert advice on sourcing feasibility, risk mitigation, cost efficiency, and manufacturability, while championing emerging technologies and specialist capability development
• Communication of your areas SC activities when informing cross-functional and external stakeholders of performance, threats & failures
• Managing supplier relationships, promoting our strategic and collaborative behaviours
  
  Supply Chain, Procurement or Commercial experience within major subcontracts along with a strong understanding of engineering and project management .
• Proven experience in maintaining strategic supplier relationships and engaging partners early in solution lifecycle/development phase to drive collaboration and long-term value
• Detailed understanding and experience of supplier risk and opportunity coordination
• Negotiation and influencing skills with experience of price and contractual terms and conditions negotiations
• Ability to compile data, interpret and propose recommendations through reports and presentations
  
  Join BAE Systems and you'll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you'll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You'll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there's no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you., 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.