Principal Procurement Professional

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE\: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Principal Procurement Professional – ERP Systems

Maritime Naval Ships are pleased to share this progression opportunity for an established Supply Chain/Procurement professional who is experienced in the use of ERP systems. This role will sit under the Supply Chain Function.

In this role, you will be the recognised expert for the use of ERP systems within the Naval Ships business, responsible for shaping, influencing, and delivering digital solutions that enable business performance, operational excellence, and strategic transformation objectives. The role provides thought leadership, technical expertise, and business consultancy across complex programmes, ensuring digital capabilities align with organisational goals and deliver measurable value.

You can expect to be operating across multiple teams and stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor, driving innovation, continuous improvement, and adoption of digital technologies while maintaining appropriate governance, security, and compliance standards.
This will enable key supply chain operations and processes through influencing and managing multiple stakeholders across Supply Chain, IM&T, Planning, Quality and other key functions and businesses at all levels across programme life cycle.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems due to exposure gained across multiple business areas.

What we're looking for in you\:

You will be responsible for sustaining the ERP system. Working across programmes and functions, you will lead on identifying and implementing improvements. Adaptability will be key as you adjust to meet the evolving business and market requirements, and lead and influence cross-business/cross-functional team(s), providing expertise and delivery in line with the digital strategy.

You should display sound knowledge and ability to manage ERP-associated governance and audit activities and will be responsible for creating and managing process instructions for system-impacted Supply Chain activities.

Your main responsibilities as Principal Procurement Professional will involve\:

· Contribute to the development and execution of digital strategy aligned to business objectives, identifying opportunities to exploit emerging technologies, automation, analytics, AI, and digital tools to improve business performance.

· Subject Matter Expertise in the use of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, providing guidance and defining standards, best practices and technical roadmaps; resolving complex technical and business challenges through expert analysis and recommendations, and will lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of future digital solutions.

· Define and manage system-adjacent Supply Chain processes and procedures for others to follow across the Naval Ships business, creating and owning Process Instructions and User Guides and ensuring that they are maintained within the BMS (Business Management System).

· Identify and lead digital initiatives that deliver measurable operational and strategic benefits, driving process optimisation through digitisation, automation, and data-driven decision making, support business change activities and ensure successful adoption of digital capabilities.

· Lead audit and governance activities for Supply Chain\: Financial Controls Framework (FCF), Control Owner Self-Assessment (COSA), Delegation of Authority (DOA).

· Plan, develop and deploy coaching, training and mentoring to SC professionals within the wider Supply Chain function.

Your skills and qualifications\:

· Advanced knowledge and experience in the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems, specifically Aveva ERM

· Detailed understanding of Procurement / Supply Chain Processes

· Experience operating in a Supply Chain support environment

· Strong knowledge of management Information, report generation and data analysis

· Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across Supply Chain teams, Engineering, Planning, Export Control, SHE, Suppliers and 3rd Party service providers

· Project Management skills\: able to plan, control and deliver assigned projects independently

· System testing\: able to create and execute test scripts & test plans

· Experience developing business cases, roadmaps, and strategic recommendations

· Able to develop and deliver a training strategy, and develop and deliver training sessions to all levels and experiences of user

Location\: Scotstoun (Hybrid – Minimum 2 days per week on site)

Grade\: GG11

Our Naval Ships business

We design and manufacture a range of naval ships and state of the art combat systems and equipment, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. From offshore patrol vessels through to the latest City Class Type 26 frigates that we are building for the UK Royal Navy, and the Australian Hunter Class and Canadian Surface Combatant, we are a business that operates on a truly global platform and can offer a wide range of opportunities where you can play your part in these challenging and exciting projects.

Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it's integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. 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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date\: Thursday 12th November – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 23rd November.