Job Description
Job Title: Procurement Leader
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Location: Barrow-In-Furness – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
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Salary: £45,628+ depending on experience
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What you’ll be doing:
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* Lead the co-ordination of Supply Chain (SC) activities within your area of responsibility and drive a culture of added value. Those areas are:
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* Capability Development and Improvement, aligning requirements to the appropriate stages of the SC programme lifecycle
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* Holistic Risk and Opportunity for the wider SC team, engaging with various levels within Programme Delivery and the SC Function, communicating and informing cross-functional and external stakeholders of performance, threats & failures and determining mitigation activities
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* Management of governance and coherency, ensuring there is one way of working across all Integrated Delivery Teams (IDTs)
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* Supply Chain Excellence, supporting activities that deliver on People, Process, Technology & Governance, ensuring the SC is fit for the future
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* Deputise for the Senior Supply Chain Manager when required
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Your skills and experiences:
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* Supply Chain, Procurement or Project Management experience gained in a highly regulated sector
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* Excellent Stakeholder Management and communication skills
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* Experience of working within the global/international aerospace, defence and/or on MOD packages of work is desirable but not necessary
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* Previously held line management responsibility
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* Professional qualifications (CIPS/PMDY) are desirable
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Benefits:
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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.
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The Procurement team:
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As a Procurement leader at BAE Systems, you may be expected to manage a number of Supply Chain Professionals, ensuring your team deliver Scope and fulfil Processes, Toolsets & Reporting requirements. This is a fast paced, commercially driven procurement environment with a varied range of development opportunities, working as part of a diverse team to deliver part of the UK’s National Defence Programme.
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Why BAE Systems?
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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.
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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.
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Closing Date: 30th December 2024
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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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We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.
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Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
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