Job Title:
Supplier Risk Assurance
Lead
Location:
Scotstoun. 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 £48,500 (dependent on skills and experience)
What you’ll be doing:
Manage
a team to ensure resource is appropriately allocated, trained and developed
Provide structured risk, assurance, and intelligence processes to support all Naval Ships programmes and Lines of Business
Responsible for
owning
and improving
complex, cross-functional processes, often spanning multiple stakeholders and systems
Provide functional
leadership
to procurement professionals within team
Own
and
manage
all Naval Ships processes related to supplier evaluation and onboarding, supplier approval and status changes and supplier deactivation and exit
Responsible for the development,
management, and continuous improvement of supplier risk intelligence tools
Ensure accuracy and integrity of vendor data, working closely with Shared Services teams
Responsible for identifying and mitigating risks arising from major supplier changes, such as mergers and acquisitions, financial distress,
ownership
or
leadership
changes, site closures or relocations
Working in line with supply chain governance and regulatory compliance
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Broad and deep professional knowledge/understanding of Procurement processes,
principles, techniques and practices
Understanding of Customer requirements
Understanding of legal environment related to purchasing contracts and framework agreements within the defence sector
Supply chain governance and regulatory compliance knowledge
Sound financial acumen
Previous supplier engagement experience
Desirable
Knowledge and understanding of JOSCAR (Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register) compliance data and capability
Technical background or experience – process and systems development
Risk analytics experience
The Suppler Risk Assurance Team
The Supplier Risk Assurance exists to protect Naval Ships programmes by ensuring the supplier base is resilient, compliant, and where risks are identified ensure effective mitigation.
The role
provides assurance, risk insight, and
decision
support across programmes and Lines of Business, working closely with internal functions (e.g. Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Export
Control ,
SHE, Shared Services) and external partners. Team participates in a range of collaboration forums at Group and a Divisional level.
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.
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
23rd March 2026. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 30th March 2026.
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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