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Job Title
Project Procurement Lead - IT
Location
Preston and Barrow in Furness
Salary
Circa £50,000 depending on experience and skills
What you'll be doing
* Act as the focal point for any major projects and programmes for the Submarines business unit and act as a business partner to help connect the projects with the wider Procurement team
* Help drive value by supporting project requirements definition, support procurement pipeline planning, as well as the sharing of IT market/supplier intelligence and supplier performance data available from the wider team to meet the operational needs of the business
* Act as an entry point into the Technology Procurement team, responsible for triaging requirements and capturing/managing demand. In turn, being responsible for determining which projects the procurement team support and to what level
* Ensure adherence to internal governance requirements, including relevant policies and procedures to support effective and compliant project delivery
* Facilitate the delivery of requirements by working closely with the wider IPS technology team, managing escalations, and providing regular progress updates to project stakeholders
* Establish and maintain procurement plans that deliver business requirements for key technologies and ensuring technology partners are on contract and not working at risk
Your skills and experiences
* Proven experience operating in a project environment including managing complex stakeholder networks and working to deadlines
* Expertise in managing technology procurement, in particular outsourced services, project services, infrastructure and hardware
* Good experience in procurement and supply chain management. Ideally MCIPS Qualified or studying towards
* Experience in creating and managing procurement/sourcing plans ideally in a complex and/or technology environment
* An understanding of software product lifecycles and process is desirable but not essential
* Good stakeholder/relationship management skills coupled with commercial acumen
* Excellent analytical abilities for evaluating supplier performance and identifying cost‑saving opportunities
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 Technology Category Management Team
This role will provide you with the opportunity to work within the Indirect Procurement technology category having exposure across multiple UK sectors and being involved in a number of exciting transformational projects, some of which are once in a generation! You will be provided with complexity and opportunities for career progression in a shared service environment.
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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Closing Date
16th January 2026
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