Project Manager – Supply Chain

BAE Systems; Preston; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager – Supply Chain

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: From £56,000 – depending on skills & experience

What You’ll Be Doing:

1. Establishing delivery plans for the UK Submarine Supply Chain to increase build rate.
2. Supporting the management of cost, schedule and technical performance of the teams.
3. Producing, coordinating, managing and communicating product data inputs and outputs to senior business forums and supplier reviews.
4. Assuring the team deliverables are defined in the contracts, associated Control Account Plans and Build programmes.
5. Supporting the implementation and governance of Life Cycle Management (LCM), including successful Phase Reviews and Project Performance reviews.

Essential:
Your skills and experiences:

1. Project Management experience within complex projects in multi-disciplinary environments.
2. Recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. APMQ or Prince2).
3. Ability to resolve and guide others to solve complex project-related issues.

Desirable:

1. Experience developing business cases.
2. Previous experience leading a team of cross-functional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

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 Supply Chain Team:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new, trailblazing team to shape and influence the development and implementation of secure and sustainable Supply Chain processes to meet the challenges and scale of future programmes. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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.

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: 11th 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.