Job Title:
Procurement Leader

Location: Barrow-in-Furness.
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements –
please speak to your
recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: From £47,271
depending on experience

What
you’ll be doing:

• Leading
  several weekly calls/meetings with the Supplier, sub-tier Supplier
  and internal teams (Engineering & SMITE) to drive the equipment
  programme for delivery and test and attend monthly face to face at
  the Suppliers premises
• Contract
  administration; ensuring purchase orders are up to date and aligned
  to the budget, payment milestones have a valid forecast date, Terms
  & Conditions are updated as required, requisitions placed on
  order and supplier payments managed in accordance with
  Governance process
• Progressing alterations
  through to approval including sourcing appropriate
  budgets
• Supporting supplier visits onto site
  ensuring security requirements in place, all required documentation
  is agreed ahead of the visit and provide support and co-ordination
  during the visit to ensure Supplier requirements can be met, this
  will be a key requirement once Boat 1 Trials commence.
• Performance managing a team member providing
  coaching and development

Your skills and
experiences:

• Experience managing the procurement of high
  value equipment and CIPS qualified
• Good
  stakeholder engagement both internally and with the Supplier at
  various levels within the businesses with the confidence to challenge and
  question
• Good organisational and co-ordination
  skills and the ability to program manage the equipment delivery
  and test programme
• Flexibility to be on site
  during testing phases to support the Supplier visits
• Leadership
  skills in coaching and development

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 Secondary
Propulsion Team:

Join the
Secondary Propulsion team at one of the most exciting stages of the
Dreadnought Programme. We’re moving into Delivery, Test and
Commissioning, the phase where engineering decisions turn into real‑world
capability. You’ll take responsibility for managing a piece of high‑value,
critical equipment and play a role in bringing a nationally
significant platform to life. The
role involves some UK travel and provides valuable
variety, along with the opportunity to contribute directly through
meaningful, hands‑on engagement with critical programme activities.
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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