Job Title: Procurement Leader
Location: Barrow – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Circa £50,000 – depending on experience
What you’ll be doing:
Lead all aspects of Dreadnought procurement, delivering to cost, quality and schedule targets in line with Corporate Procurement Policy, engaging at Director level and working closely with MOD stakeholders
Source, negotiate and place major contracts with suppliers across Italy, Canada, the US and Europe, securing robust commercial outcomes aligned to programme needs
Guide contract performance to achieve on-time delivery, quality and cost standards, proactively mitigating risk with suppliers and MOD partners.
Drive continuous improvement to enhance procurement capability and supplier performance across the programme
Report progress and key risks to stakeholders, support the Team Leader and contribute to team development, with UK, European and US travel to engage suppliers directly
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Ability to source, negotiate, and place contracts, including terms and conditions, negotiation of contracts, and risk mitigation
Experience of leading procurement, delivering to cost, quality, and schedule targets
Experience of managing suppliers and major contracts in highly regulated industries
Working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system
Robust commercial and legal skills and experience
Comprehensive experience in procurement or contract management
Desirable:
Professional qualifications such as CIPS or PMDY
Experience of working within aerospace, defence, and/or MOD packages
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 Platform Mechanical supply Chain Team:
The Platform Mechanical Supply Chain Team is central to delivering the Dreadnought programme, managing critical procurement activity that supports one of the UK’s most important defence projects. Working with an international supply base across Italy, Canada, the US and Europe, and engaging closely with MOD stakeholders at Director level, the team ensures components are sourced, contracted and delivered to cost, quality and schedule. Leading end-to-end procurement and supplier performance, they drive on-time delivery, continuous improvement and commercial outcomes, with regular UK, European and US supplier engagement supporting successful programme delivery. This role will offer great development opportunities and chances for career progression.
We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
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 18th 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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