Job Title:
Procurement Group
Leader
Location:
Samlesbury- Hybrid, 3 days on site per week
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary:
£59,491+ (DOE)
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Job Description:
You’ll play a key role in overseeing supplier delivery and performance across the Air sector, ensuring materials and services are delivered efficiently to support critical programmes. Working with procurement systems and performance tools, you’ll oversee orderbook activities, supplier relationships and delivery performance, helping maintain good, reliable supply chains.
You’ll coordinate and develop a team of buyers, supporting capability growth while ensuring compliance with governance and business processes. Collaborating with stakeholders across engineering, quality and finance, you’ll drive continuous improvement, mitigate supplier risk and support resilient supply chain operations—offering considerable Stakeholder exposure and opportunities to influence business performance.
Core duties:
Oversee supplier delivery activities, ensuring orders are placed, tracked and delivered on time
Coordinating and supporting a team, developing skills, performance and capability across buyer functions
Monitoring orderbook performance, resolving issues and coordinating with stakeholders to maintain supply continuity
Engaging with suppliers and internal teams, supporting performance reviews and driving improvements
Mitigate risks and compliance, ensuring governance standards are met and supply chain resilience maintained
Essential Skills:
Extensive procurement experience within aerospace or manufacturing, supporting supplier performance and operational delivery
Considerable stakeholder
management
skills, building effective relationships and communicating clearly across internal and external teams
Demonstratable experience coordinating supply chain orderbooks, including supplier risk, performance and opportunity
management
Experience using ERP systems, Microsoft Office and data tools to support reporting and operational insight
Good data assessment skills, compiling information and presenting recommendations through reports and structured presentations
The Information Architecture Team:
Working at the centre of a major data transformation programme, this function shapes how data is structured, integrated and used across the organisation. By delivering advanced analytics and scalable data solutions, it drives innovation, supports strategic agreements and unlocks value to enable long-term business growth.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with
confidence
and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a
strong
sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
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:
21st May 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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