Job Title: Supply Chain Function Support Manager
Salary: £62,000 – £72,000 dependent on skills and experience + car allowance
Location: Scotstoun. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
What you’ll be doing:
Lead the governance and assurance for supply chain
Ensure compliance to regulatory, customer and internal standards
Ensure supply chain is resourced with suitably qualified and experienced staff to support operational requirements
Identify opportunities for cost savings and innovation
Collaborate with internal teams to understand ongoing requirements and ensure alignment with operational and Business goals
Establish performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive compliance, development and improvement
Lead and mentor the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development
Act as key conduit between sector and group to ensure supply chain initiatives are appropriately deployed into Naval Ships
Your skills and experiences:
Skilled in service delivery, change leadership and leading teams
Adept at improving, monitoring and adhering to regulatory and governance policies and procedures
Proven ability to run a Supply Chain function while identifying, developing and delivering functional and business outcomes
Capable of identifying organisational improvements and interventions through business intelligence and statistical data
Skilled in assessing organisational capability and creating evidence‑based solutions
An MCIPS or a MCIPD qualification is desirable
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 Functional Excellence Team:
In this role you will lead the governance and assurance for Supply Chain with a specific focus on toolset governance, contract performance reporting, purchase order closure, and prompt payments. Your role will be critical in ensuring compliance to regulatory and company standards, while ensuring Supply Chain is resourced with suitably qualified staff to support our operational requirements.
You will be responsible for managing the team and providing people, supplier, and programme support and dashboards, improving working practices, and providing advice on related matters.
Developing strong working relationships across the stakeholder group you’ll also be responsible for rolling out group and sector initiatives across Supply Chain.
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: 17th March 2026. Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 23rd March.
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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