Senior Procurement Manager - Campaigns
Location: Filton / Barrow-in-Furness / Sheffield – Hybrid & flexible working arrangements
Salary: £66,500+ (DoE)
What you’ll be doing
* Provide functional influence for Weapon Systems supply chain activities across key bids and campaigns, ensuring effective development, implementation, and coordination
* Support supply chain activities within Capture teams, collaborating across functions to provide full capture support
* Develop and ensure strategic sourcing strategies and options as part of cross‑functional product and bid/campaign teams
* Support Make vs Buy strategies alongside senior leadership, reviewing opportunities to maximise business value
* Work closely with Commercial leads to develop partnerships and engagement strategies for major subcontractors
* Prepare and maintain Supply Chain Capture Plans and contribute to critical capture reviews for key bids and campaigns
* Travel extensively across the UK and overseas to support bids, campaigns, partners, and suppliers, ensuring delivery and engagement at all levels
Essential skills and experiences
* Working knowledge of the legal environment for contracts and framework agreements in the defence sector
* Understanding of regulatory frameworks relevant to supply chain practices, such as Import/Export, ITAR, and Defence Procurement Regulations
* A driver of change with excellent persuasion, influence, and communication skills, able to inspire stakeholder commitment and strategic thinking
* Ability to develop, implement, and support business change strategies and coordinate bids effectively
* Experience in the defence sector
Desirable
* Experience across the end-to-end strategic procurement lifecycle, with a focus on early life and campaign engagement
* Ability to capture and share team experience on strategic bids, particularly with a supply chain focus
* MCIPS qualified (or equivalent)
Benefits
* Competitive pension scheme
* Employee share plans
* Extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
* Green car scheme
* Private health plans and shopping discounts
* Annual incentive eligibility
The Weapons Systems UK team
As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services sector, Weapon Systems (UK) designs, develops, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability to the wider BAE Systems business. Our global reach brings our customers depth and breadth of expertise that meet critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea. Our mission strives to be our customer’s trusted and affordable weapons provider, delivering enhanced effects on target and complete mission solutions. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities.
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 thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you will 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 health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Closing Date
28th October 2025
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