Senior Procurement Engineer – Capability Insertion

Job title: Senior Procurement Engineer – Capability Insertion – Stores and Role Equipment

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

Salary: £47,683+ (Depending on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing innovative, value for money solutions with the supplier/s products to align to aircraft capability programmes to meet Customers’ current and future requirements
• Understanding the budget requirements for the Purchase Orders as well as identify opportunities for cost reduction/avoidance through effective negotiation with the suppliers
• Negotiating Terms and Conditions, Price Agreements and other contractual documents with suppliers, and resolve most areas of conflict
• Managing supplier relationships and be the primary interface for commercial and contractual issues and maintain strong, effective relationships with suppliers, as well as on-boarding new suppliers. Interface across the Air business and with other teams and functions, e.g. PM, Engineering, Commercial, Finance
• Demonstrating understanding of and compliance to the Procurement processes (Supplier Management Framework) and ensure the product or service provision meets the governance requirements of the business and our customers
• Leading Supplier Programme Business Reviews and support Senior Business Reviews
• Travelling to various Supplier and Customer sites as and when required

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Previous experience of managing strategic Supplier relationships
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, fostering close & trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Problem solving and working collaboratively with others to identify a solution ideally within a Procurement (or similar) environment
• Terms and conditions skills – an understanding of terminology and language required to develop and negotiate terms and conditions in complex contracting environments
• Commercial acumen – Knowledge on pricing and costing techniques to be able to negotiate effectively and develop and deliver robust bid proposals
• Experience of supplier risk and opportunity management
• Ability to compile data, analyse and propose recommendations Working understanding of tool sets and IT such as ERP systems, Microsoft Office programs particularly in Excel

Desirable:

• You will have or be working towards MCIPS or have a similar professional qualification, alternatively hold a degree in a business-related subject (e.g. Economics, Business, Finance)

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Capability Insertion Team:

The Capability Insertion Team is responsible for driving value and performance across a diverse range of workstreams, including Avionic and Propulsion systems, Training solutions, and strategic planning.

The team supports the full lifecycle of capabilities, from concept through to in-service optimisation, and leads on category management strategy for both current and future platforms. This role will sit within the team focused on delivering enhancements and efficiencies across stores and role equipment systems.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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: 16th May 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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