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Job Title: Procurement Manager - Plant and Equipment
Location: Preston; Lancashire. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £66,000 depending on skills and experience
What you'll be doing:
* Lead and manage a team of Manufacturing Plant and Equipment Buyers and Senior Buyers, fostering a supportive environment for success
* Contribute to the development and implementation of procurement strategy, policies, and processes within your area of responsibility
* Drive continuous improvement across people, processes, suppliers, contracts, and tools, monitoring performance regularly
* Oversee supplier and sourcing reviews, managing supplier relationships and identifying alternative sources to benefit the business
* Coordinate technical support throughout the procurement process, ensuring effective communication and resolution of issues
* Ensure procurement input in bidding activities to meet budgets and align with business objectives
* Support the strategic direction and delivery of IPS objectives
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
* Experience managing a team or demonstrating leadership within a procurement environment
* Solid understanding of procurement processes, policies, strategy, and commercial awareness, ideally with experience in indirect spend categories
* Proven experience in contract management and supplier performance monitoring
Desirable:
* Degree qualification in a business-related subject or equivalent procurement/supply chain accreditation (e.g., MCIPS, RICS, IAPPM)
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 Procurement Team:
This team plays a pivotal role in supporting the business's investment in both existing infrastructure and new building developments, as well as product platforms, ensuring that no two days are ever the same. In this role, you will have day-to-day responsibility for the team and the opportunity to influence procurement strategy, supplier management, and selection within this area. You will lead a team of procurement specialists to oversee a transformational investment programme spanning 10 years. It is an exciting and challenging position, working closely with internal and external colleagues to add value, drive excellence, and support BAE Systems in delivering world-class aircraft to customers around the globe.
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: 26th August 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.
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