Supply Chain Analyst

Job Description

Job Title: Supply Chain Analyst

Location: Frimley

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 (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 have a key role in informing supplier performance strategies for new contracts by applying core business and functional principles to ensure that supplier performance delivers measurable benefits across the Value Streams at a Cross Class Management level. You will act as a Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert for Supplier Cyber Security Certifications and the associated assurance processes, providing guidance and oversight to ensure compliance and risk mitigation. You will also ensure that SAP and other business tools are consistently maintained with high‑quality, accurate procurement information in alignment with document management policies and processes, while developing and maintaining improved supplier reporting systems within the existing SAP toolset.

Core duties:

• Providing the complex data and reporting skills to inform the strategic direction for new contracts, whilst driving process improvement and alignment with the central team
• Creating complex report codes and training the teams on how to use them
• Supporting delivery of business wide change / improvement projects
• Advising with respect to impact of change on users of business systems and processes
• Ensuring effective management of Functional reporting through Management lines

Essential Skills:

• Deep expertise in advanced supply chain platforms, particularly SAP and the ability to leverage these systems beyond our organisation’s current level of utilisation and understanding
• Considerable command of supply chain metrics and reporting, with the ability to interpret, analyse, and translate data into meaningful operational insight.
• Knowledge of product safety principles and environmental impacts, integrated with a lifecycle perspective spanning design, production, use, and end‑of‑life management
• Understanding of the supply chain metric and reporting

The Supply Chain Function:

The Supply Chain team is a group of eight specialists managing ICS supply chain risk, opportunities, and supplier performance trends. They work with delivery teams and Supplier Development to drive sustained improvement, align processes with the central Supply Chain function, and lead all management information and data activity. The team partners closely with programme leads and core ICS functions. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 15th 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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