Senior Procurement Engineer

Overview

Job title: Senior Procurement Engineer

Location: Samlesbury - hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. Please speak to your recruiter about options for this role.

What you'll be doing

• Support all sourcing and strategic activity for defined Suppliers; including negotiating pricing and contracting terms and conditions as applicable.


• Work cross-functionally as a member of the team; interfacing across the Air business and with other functions, e.g., PM, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, Logistics Planners.


• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the product or service provision meets governance requirements and delivers optimum value for money.


• Be the primary interface for commercial and contractual issues by managing Supplier Relationships, Risk and driving supply chain resilience.


• Lead and support Senior Business Reviews with Suppliers and Customers.


• Regular travel to Suppliers as and when required.

Your skills and experiences

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, fostering close & trusting relationships with a network of demanding internal and external stakeholders.


• Previous Procurement experience and a Continuous Improvement mind-set with proven examples of identifying new ideas that drive improvement, problem solving and working collaboratively with others to identify a solution ideally within a Procurement (or similar) environment.


• Negotiation skills - experience of price and contractual terms and conditions negotiations.


• Detailed understanding and experience of supplier risk and opportunity management.


• Working understanding of tool sets and IT such as ERP systems, Microsoft Office programs particularly in Excel; with the ability to compile data, analyse and propose recommendations through reports and presentations.


• Previous experience of managing strategic Supplier relationships and complex development contracts.


• You will have, or be working towards MCIPS OR have a similar professional qualification OR hold a degree in a STEM or a business related subject (e.g. Economics, Business, Finance).

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 Value Team

Join our Procurement Value Team, where you'll take the lead in driving value-focused sourcing activities that ensure affordability, supply chain resilience, and strong commercial outcomes. The team works cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders, managing key supplier relationships, analysing pricing, and leading cost-reduction campaigns on significant contracts.

With opportunities for UK and occasional overseas travel, plus support towards CIPS qualifications, this is a fantastic environment to develop your procurement expertise while making a real impact on high-profile programmes.

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 security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality and place of birth can restrict roles. All applicants must at 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: 29 September 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.