Technology Project Procurement Lead

Job Title: Technology Project Procurement Lead

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

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Who we are: 

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

A core focus of the role will be collaborating with business stakeholders across a complex network with an aim of driving value through understanding technology roadmaps, business requirements and helping formulate suitable procurement strategies to drive value for the business. As the lead interface, you will represent the IPS Technology Procurement team in key project & programme reviews, helping to update on supplier performance, capture up & coming requirements whilst helping consult with key stakeholders on governance requirements. Ultimately these roles are to help drive value by creating closer links between ongoing major projects and the Technology Procurement Team.

Core duties:

• Act as the focal point for any major projects and programmes for the Submarines business unit and act as a business partner to help connect the projects with the wider Procurement team
• Help drive value by supporting project requirements definition, support procurement pipeline planning, as well as the sharing of IT market/supplier intelligence and supplier performance data available from the wider team to meet the operational needs of the business
• Act as an entry point into the Technology Procurement team, responsible for triaging requirements and capturing/managing demand. In turn, being responsible for determining which projects the procurement team support and to what level
• Ensure adherence to internal governance requirements, including relevant policies and procedures to support effective and compliant project delivery
• Facilitate the delivery of requirements by working closely with the wider IPS technology team, managing escalations, and providing regular progress updates to project stakeholders
• Establish and maintain procurement plans that deliver business requirements for key technologies and ensuring technology partners are on contract and not working at risk

Essential Skills:

• Proven experience operating in a project environment including managing complex stakeholder networks and working to deadlines
• Expertise in managing technology procurement, in particular outsourced services, project services, infrastructure and hardware
• Good experience in procurement and supply chain management. Ideally MCIPS Qualified or studying towards
• Experience in creating and managing procurement/sourcing plans ideally in a complex and/or technology environment
• An understanding of software product lifecycles and process is desirable but not essential
• Good stakeholder/relationship management skills coupled with commercial acumen

The Technology Procurement Team:

As a Procurement Project Lead, you will lead on behalf of the technology category management team in establishing and managing procurement plans as well as acting as a key interface between the major projects and programmes of the Submarines Business Unit and the wider technology procurement team.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work within the Indirect Procurement technology category having exposure across multiple UK sectors and being involved in a number of exciting transformational projects, some of which are once in a generation! You will be provided with complexity and opportunities for career progression in a shared service environment.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 10th April 2026

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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