Supply Chain Contracts Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Supply Chain Contracts Manager

Location: Scotstoun, Glasgow; or Filton, Bristol. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £45,000 to £52,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing the supplier responsibilities during delivery, installation and commissioning of key equipment on the ship
• Working with Engineering, Operations and Quality to deliver equipment from suppliers that meets our specification, quality, schedule and cost requirements
• Leading multi discipline activities – e.g. weekly project reviews with suppliers, Factory Acceptance Tests of equipment, quarterly business reviews, in yard supplier visits etc.
• Managing the contract with each supplier including managing delivery of agreed milestones to cost and schedule, negotiating any contract changes with suppliers and investigating and resolving claims for delays or poor performance
• Using the ERM system to manage Purchase Orders and other deliverables
• Reporting monthly and quarterly on cost and schedule performance
• Leading on cost by actively pursuing cost reduction or cost avoidance activity, often requiring multi stakeholder buy-in

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of direct procurement within complex environments
• Experience of managing complex contracts in a manufacturing and commissioning phase
• Commercial acumen with experience managing budgets and financial stakeholders
• Ability to communicate and influence at various levels – from shop floor to senior management

Desirable:

• MCIPS qualified or equivalent, working towards CIPS or suitable experience in a relevant role
• Experience of Project Management methodologies and techniques

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 Procurement team:

No two days will be the same in this challenging yet immensely rewarding role, whilst coordinating the activities of the supplier with the Ship Builders and Engineers to deliver equipment, installation and commissioning services to schedule and cost. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in the procurement of materials, equipment and services for the build and delivery phase to support our nation’s defences.

You will have the ability to increase skill and knowledge base to enable future career opportunities in a dynamic and changing environment.

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: 23^rd May 2025 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 2^nd June.

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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