BAE Systems
Procurement Professional
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Procurement Professional
Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak, Hybrid - 4 days on-site during training, followed by flexible hybrid working with no fixed days
Salary: Circa £32,000 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: As a Procurement Professional, you will oversee procurement activities across a range of long-term projects, with a particular focus on software procurement. You will govern project orderbooks, source goods and services, coordinate supplier delivery, and resolve issues that could impact programme requirements. Working closely with Project Management, Engineering, Goods In and suppliers, you will provide procurement guidance and ensure requirements are delivered in line with governance, export controls and agreed timescales.
Core duties:
- Oversee procurement activities, including RFQs, purchase orders, expediting, orderbook management and invoice processing
- Coordinate supply chain activities across projects, working with PM, Engineering, Goods In and suppliers to support on-time delivery
- Monitor orderbooks and address supplier delays or changes, escalating risks where required to minimise programme impact
- Responsible for ensuring software orders are placed in accordance with agreed functional governance and software register is maintained accordingly
- Build effective supplier and stakeholder relationships, providing procurement guidance and contributing to continuous improvement across the Supply Chain function
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Essential Skills:
- Procurement experience ideally within high‑volume, fast‑paced, or regulated environments such as defence, or manufacturing; and a continuous improvement mindset, alongside examples of identifying opportunities and contributing to solutions
- Experience coordinating supply chain order books, including high volumes of purchase orders, updates, queries, and invoices
- Able to interpret procurement and supplier data, identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities, and apply governance and process controls to enhance accuracy and efficiency
- Considerable IT capability, including ERP systems (such as SAP) and advanced Excel skills, plus the ability to compile data for reports and presentations
- Experience working across suppliers, procurement and cross-functional teams to coordinate requirements, resolve issues and support delivery
The Central Procurement - Combat Systems Team: The Central Procurement Team within Combat Systems supports long-term in-service programmes, working closely across projects and functions to meet changing requirements. The team manages procurement across hardware and an increasing portfolio of software, offering exposure to evolving technologies and varied supplier activities.
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.
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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: 14th October 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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