Procurement Manager

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base. 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 £57,000 dependent on skills and experience

What You’Ll Be Doing:

• To ensure Procurement teams are using online tools and the ERP system (SAP) in compliance with supply chain procedures and best practice
• To identify potential risks and issues and work with the wider team to find resolutions
• To provide regular progress reports against deliverables
• Delivery of all materials/services for Ship Repair in line with business KPIs and correct quality standards, with key focus on supplier performance and relationship management, working closely with the Supply Chain Platform Managers
• Establish and maintain good relationships with all key stakeholders, including customer and suppliers, maintaining regular communication and managing expectations
• Provide inputs to support the achievements of the financial objectives for orders, sales, margin and cash, contributing to the overall business Integrated Business Plan for current and future periods as required
• Continuously monitor employee resource requirements to free up resources when possible and to provide a resource plan to the Ship Repair Supply Chain Manager
• You’ll also have people manager responsibilities in this role. (Remove if no people management responsibilities are required in role)

Your Skills And Experiences:

• Supply Chain functional people, process and performance knowledge to develop the function using enabling technologies to exceed or meet the business objectives
• The role requires excellent and broad Supply Chain knowledge and a breadth of business knowledge and expertise, including good business, market and competitor knowledge as well as depth of vision and creativity and an ability to contribute to the development of Supply Chain strategies to support business objectives
• Supply Chain functional people, process and performance knowledge to develop the function using enabling technologies to exceed or meet the business objectives
• Commercial and contractual acumen
• Line Management experience essential

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 Ship Repair Supply Chain team

To contribute to the development of the Warship Support Supply Chain function to harness opportunities for operations delivery, the function and BAE wide strategic initiatives. To provide governance for all processes associated with the supply of materials. To manage a team of procurement professionals.

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 24th October 2025

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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