Supply Chain Lead – Sub-Tier Risk Management

Job Description

Job Title: Supply Chain Lead – Sub-Tier Risk Management

Location: Any Maritime and Land office across the UK – [Portsmouth, Glascoed, Edinburgh, Radway Green etc.]. 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 £45,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design, deployment and ongoing management of sub-tier mapping methodology within the Business
• Collaborate with Sector & Group to share best practice and lessons learnt
• Train and support the Supply Chain teams on sub-tier process, tools and implementation
• Work with commercial and project teams to understand contractual flow downs related to sub-tier mapping & work with project teams & BW Team
• Engage with suppliers to promote the benefits of sub-tier mapping and ensure requirements are clearly understood and data submission is accurate and meaningful
• Interrogate datasets to assess potential risk impacts our sub-tier capability to deliver
• Prepare and present updates on sub-tier progress, risk exposure and trends
• Ability to deputise for the Risk and Performance manager when required

Your skills and experiences:

• Have a good understanding of the Supply Chain End to End process, including key areas such as supplier management, procurement delivery, supplier development & risk management
• A good understanding of commercial agreements and the associated flow-down terms that impact supply chain
• Experience in interpreting data to drive informed decision making
• Good understanding of external environment and relevant market intelligence
• Have demonstrated critical thinking and analysis skills in either a Supply Chain or relatable environment or roles
• Experience of working within a complex Supply Chain environment

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 Functional Excellence team:

The Functional Excellence team enables the supply chain 300+ employees to do their jobs. Encompassing Governance, Compliance, Risk Management, People Capability, Tools/IT & Sustainability. Having an overarching perspective across the business and representing the business unit in sector and group environments to encourage sharing best practise and continuous improvement.

This role covers suppliers across the UK, and benefits from exposure across our large enterprise. Allowing for the opportunity to build a strong network and progress within the company.

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: 22nd January 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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