Senior Procurement Professional - Employee Experience

Job Title\: Senior Procurement Professional – Employee Experience

Location\: Preston, Hybrid -

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Grade\: GG10

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 will be giving consent for the Recruitment Team to contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

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.

Job Description\:

You'll support procurement activity across the Employee Experience category, partnering with stakeholders across Reward, Wellbeing and Global Mobility categories to source, manage and improve a wide range of employee services.

You'll lead sourcing activities, negotiate and implement contracts, manage supplier relationships and support the development of category strategies across a diverse portfolio including Health & Wellbeing, Occupational Health, Employee Benefits, Global Mobility, Relocation Services, Tax & Immigration Services and Vehicle Schemes. You'll also work closely with Legal, Data Protection, Cyber Security, Information Security and Finance to support sourcing activities, negotiate contracts, onboard suppliers and manage the governance and assurance activities required throughout the procurement lifecycle.

Core duties\:

• You will be the business-facing first point of contact for the procurement of Employee Experience services and associated programmes
• Maintain accurate procurement, supplier, contract and pipeline information and contribute to category reporting, ensuring stakeholders have visibility of sourcing activity, risks, opportunities and key milestones
• Engage and collaborate with internal governance and assurance functions, including Legal, Data Protection, Cyber Security, Information Security, Finance and colleagues in Shared Services, to support sourcing activities, supplier assurance, contract implementation and risk management
• Foster relationships with internal stakeholders and requirement owners collaborating proactively to drive value for the organisation
• Lead sourcing exercises in line with the category strategy and company processes to deliver optimum outcomes for the enterprise and will manage or oversee the end-to-end procurement process (stakeholder and demand management, sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiation and supplier relationship management) for category requirements
• Support the management of procurement pipelines and category plans, ensuring sourcing activity is forecast, prioritised and delivered in line with business requirements

Essential Skills\:

• Experience of leading end-to-end sourcing activities, including Request for information, Request For price, Request For Quotations and competitive tender processes
• Experience of supplier selection, contract negotiation and contract management
• Experience of building and managing effective stakeholder relationships across multiple functions and levels of an organisation
• Experience of managing supplier relationships and delivering commercial value
• Experience of developing and implementing category, sourcing or procurement strategies
• Experience of analysing supplier, spend and market information to support commercial decision-making and category planning

The Team\:

You'll be joining a newly established Employee Experience Procurement team responsible for a broad portfolio of services that support employees throughout their career journey. From Health & Wellbeing and Employee Benefits through to Global Mobility, Relocation and Vehicle Schemes, the team works with stakeholders across the business to source, manage and improve services that directly impact employee experience.

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.

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 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\: 1st October 2026