Business Operations Manager

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence; Carnforth; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job title: Business Operations Manager

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

Salary: £63,900+ (Depending on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

1. Lead the Business Operations team across the DDT&E organisation ensuring effective design, implementation and running of the Business Operations activities. Responsibilities include;
2. Implementation and evolution of the DDT&E operating framework/ways of working and associated business reporting & review structure
3. Production of Business reports, ensuring clarity of messaging and data driven performance indicators, enabled by digitisation & dashboards
4. Co-ordination of the Integrated Business Planning process and resource Demand and Supply process
5. Leadership of Business Improvement activities
6. Management of the Business Continuity, SHE and Facilities activities and objectives
7. Management of Project Management capability including recruitment and development, working collaboratively with the PM function

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

1. Degree qualified with a professional project management certification, such as APM/APMP or equivalent
2. Proven experience of designing and deploying business operating frameworks across a large and complex business, enabled by digitisation & dashboards
3. Experience of each part of the life cycle (Concept, Bid, Delivery) and ideally has undertaken Project Management / Project Control roles in the Design & Development environment
4. Confident and articulate in interfacing and influencing at a senior management / director level. Be collaborative, motivated and engaging with the ability to manage conflicting demands & priorities
5. Significant experience of leading & collaborating across teams to deliver on outcomes, as well as implementation of business improvement initiatives

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The DDT&E Team:

The Design, Development, Test & Evaluation (DDT&E) organisation is a 2,000+ strong organisation delivering engineering projects and more across multiple aircraft platforms including Typhoon, Tornado, Hawk, F35, FalconWorks and FCAS.

The DDT&E organisation are pleased to announce this opportunity as Business Operations Manager.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

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.

Closing Date: 24th April 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.