Senior Procurement Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Procurement Engineer – Airframe (Performance Delivery)

Location: Samlesbury, Hybrid – 3 days per week on site minimum

Travel: Travel within UK + NI (once every few months, as and when required with possible overnight stay)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £51,772+ (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 will coordinate a UK and international supply base to ensure the F‑35 and Typhoon production lines maintain the stock levels required to meet programme demands. Working in a fast‑paced environment, you will oversee orderbook accuracy, resolve supply issues, and support internal customers and suppliers to enable on‑time delivery. Your role requires extensive procurement capability, data accuracy, and the ability to maintain effective supplier relationships across multi-faceted production requirements.

Core duties:

• Ensure timely placement of Purchase Orders in line with procurement governance, supplier accreditations and export control requirements
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure parts meet business and customer requirements, resolving issues to maintain production continuity
• Maintain meaningful supplier relationships, supporting effective communication and performance delivery
• Monitor and communicate supplier KPIs, including schedule adherence, invoice maintenance and quality performance
• Maintain accurate data within ERP systems and customer tracking tools to support reporting, planning and orderbook governance

Essential Skills:

• Extensive procurement experience and stakeholder engagement within high‑volume, fast‑paced or manufacturing environments, with the ability to support production delivery requirements
• Supply chain orderbook management experience, including handling high volumes of purchase orders, supplier updates, queries and invoices
• Proficient capability using ERP systems (Infor LN desirable) and advanced Microsoft Excel, with the ability to interpret data and maintain accurate records
• Ability to compile data, interpret performance and present clear, evidence‑based recommendations through reports and presentations while partnering effectively with internal and external stakeholders

The Forging & Roughings Team:

A close knit team, responsible for enabling machined roughings into production. The team works closely with suppliers, Engineering and Programme functions to maintain supply continuity, maintain orderbooks and support production delivery across fast‑moving aircraft programmes.

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: 1st June 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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