Project Procurement Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Project Procurement Manager

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £45,000 depending on skills and experience

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 work as an integral part of the procurement team, leading specific activities to provide procurement expertise, knowledge, services and support to meet the operational needs of the business. You will also be responsible for managing defined suppliers from a strategic and operational perspective, ensuring suppliers deliver to savings, delivery and quality targets.

Core Duties:

• Sourcing, negotiating and contracting activities, including raising formal documents to support the sourcing and contracting process, including Request for Information, Request for Quotation, Assessment documents, Purchase Orders
• Managing or overseeing the management of contracts throughout their life in conjunction with the business
• Proactively manage instances of supplier under-performance against cost, quality and schedule
• Manage supplier payment process and resolve any goods receiving and supplier debt issues
• Effectively manage order book, to ensure timely deliveries and accurate cash forecasting
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Company systems, including purchase to pay systems, risk and supplier management tools, to implement an effective risk management process

Essential Skills:

• You will have demonstrated experience working within a procurement and/or similar environment
• You will possess a good standard of Procurement competence in key areas such as category management, procurement delivery, supplier development, subcontract management
• You will have experience using SAP for reporting, raising purchase orders and managing delivery timelines
• You will be working towards a Level 5 qualification (for example CIPS or ISM) or have equivalent standard

The Underwater Battlespace and Autonomy Product Development team:

This role will support the Sting Ray mid-life upgrade project which is fast paced new technologies in the Torpedo domain, there’s also projects in return to manufacture which looks to strategy about bringing the capability back to BO to manufacture String Ray.

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: 29th 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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