Supply Chain Manager

Job Description

Job title: Supply Chain Manager

Location: Scotstoun/Govan

Salary: £55,000 to £62,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide Procurement expertise and deliver a range of activities in support of ship build systems, equipment, parts, raw material and consumables
• Lead on cost by actively pursuing cost reduction or cost avoidance activities, bench marking of submitted costs to ensure value for money. Record and report cost savings / cost avoidance and deliver ongoing cost analysis
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships, manage Supplier performance and improvement activities, including proactive risk and opportunity management and developing, maintaining and managing a wide range of stakeholders
• Lead the timely identification, analysis and resolution of internal and external issues, which may potentially affect the supply of material to programme requirements – escalating only when the context is particularly complex or high risk
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Undertake regular reviews of Engineering BoMs to ensure all change is captured and being processed. Establish a method to measure consumption of parts to ensure a smooth flow of materials at all times
• Regularly review stock levels against consumption to ensure that appropriate min-max levels are maintained and that the range and scale available aligns with current scope.
• Effectively delegate workload across the team, ensuring priorities are managed. Support less experienced members of the team to manage their workload effectively and identify development needs

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience in Contract management with a strong financial background in managing cost to budget, including forecasting
• Managing a team with the ability to challenge whilst providing support where required
• Strong stakeholder management experience with negotiation and influencing skills 
• Extensive Procurement experience, MCIPS qualified or working towards MCIPS or suitable experience in a relevant role

Desirable:

• Experience of project management and project control processes and tools
• Awareness of legal environment related to purchasing contracts and framework agreements
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and toolsets, Advanced Excel preferred

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 Supply Chain team:

This role offers an excellent opportunity for growth, as it involves working in a challenging environment within a dynamic, multi-skilled team. You will collaborate closely with the Operations team and senior stakeholders to solve problems and coordinate various processes. With the chance to take ownership of the role, this position provides an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and make a meaningful impact.

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: 21^st January 2025 – Interviews will take place W/C 27^th January 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.