Procurement Group Leader

BAE Systems
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeGBP 59,491+ annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication","Influencing","Risk management"]

Lead strategic procurement activities across high-value contracts and complex development programmes, partnering with suppliers, engineering teams, and programme management to drive commercial outcomes. Shape long-term value, resilience, and performance across the supply chain, including lifecycle management, obsolescence strategies, and future capability development. Manage and develop procurement professionals while negotiating pricing and terms to support product strategies and mission system/cockpit design developments through Typhoon LTE.

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BAE Systems
BAE Systems
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Procurement Group Leader

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Job Summary

Lead strategic procurement activities across high-value contracts and complex development programmes, partnering with suppliers, engineering teams, and programme management to drive commercial outcomes. Shape long-term value, resilience, and performance across the supply chain, including lifecycle management, obsolescence strategies, and future capability development. Manage and develop procurement professionals while negotiating pricing and terms to support product strategies and mission system/cockpit design developments through Typhoon LTE.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, motivate, and develop procurement professionals to support performance and development.
  • •Drive value-for-money solutions aligned to customer and programme requirements.
  • •Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enable collaborative delivery.
  • •Contribute to lifecycle management, obsolescence strategies, and future capability development.
  • •Negotiate pricing and terms and conditions across high-value contracts and development programmes.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 59,491 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading and developing people or teams with a collaborative approach, building trust and delivering through others.
  • •Proven stakeholder management across complex programmes, with strong communication and influencing skills across functions.
  • •Ability to analyse complex data, manage risks, and propose effective solutions with a continuous improvement mindset.
  • •Strong knowledge of procurement processes and contract management, including working with ERP systems.
  • •Drive value-for-money solutions in response to customer and programme requirements.
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationInfluencingRisk management
Tech Stack:ERP systems

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Baseline Personnel Security StandardNational Security Vetting

Company Brief

BAE Systems
Multinational defence, security and aerospace company designing, manufacturing and supporting military and civilian systems including naval ships, submarines, aircraft, cyber solutions and electronic systems for governments and commercial customers.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1999
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