Job Title:
Procurement Group Leader
Location:
Warton/Samlesbury – hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. Speak to recruiter for details.
Salary:
£56,766+
What you’ll be doing:
* Support strategic activities across the support and services landscape, including demand aggregation, strategic sourcing and bid execution to align with business goals.
* Collaborate cross‑functionally as an integral member of the team, interfacing effectively across the Air business and with other key functions, such as Support & Services, Project Management, Engineering, Commercial and Finance.
* Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that product or service provisions comply with governance requirements, meet business and customer expectations and deliver optimum value for money.
* Support and contribute to Senior Business Reviews both internally and externally, providing strategic insights and actionable recommendations.
* Identify risks and enhance supply chain resilience by implementing robust strategies and monitoring mechanisms.
* Provide procurement support to Typhoon export campaigns as required.
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
* Experience in procurement, with a background of coordinating sourcing activities, supplier relationships and purchasing processes to achieve positive results.
* Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships across teams, suppliers and stakeholders.
* A continuous improvement mindset, shown through examples of identifying new ideas, solving problems and delivering meaningful improvements within procurement or similar environments.
* Solid understanding of risk and opportunity coordination, with experience applying effective strategies in practice.
* Comfortable in using IT systems and digital tools, including ERP platforms and Microsoft Office (particularly Excel), with the ability to interpret data and present clear, actionable insights through reports and presentations.
Desirable:
* Experience coordinating strategic supply chain activities.
* Working towards or holding a professional qualification such as MCIPS or a degree in a STEM or business‑related discipline (e.g. Economics, Business, or Finance).
* Background in defence, manufacturing or aftermarket/in‑service support environments.
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers an employee share plan, extensive 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 Support & Services Organisation Team:
Join our Support & Services Organisation Team, a strategic and forward‑looking function within the Procurement Service Delivery Unit (SDU). The team drives value across the in‑service support landscape and Typhoon export campaigns, focusing on affordability, continuous improvement and supply chain resilience. Working collaboratively across Procurement and Support & Services, we support strategic sourcing improvements, enhance supplier performance and deliver efficiencies that strengthen programme delivery and operational excellence. This is an exciting environment for those wanting to make a real impact in a key area of the Air business.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you can make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and empowers you to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and aim to make our recruitment process as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments.
Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Applicants must meet Baseline Personnel Security Standard and, depending on the role, may require higher levels of National Security Vetting with 5‑10 years of continuous UK residency. All applicants must meet these requirements to be considered.
Closing Date: 26th November 2025
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