Purchasing Officer

About the role

BAE Systems is seeking a Purchasing Officer to support its defence and aerospace programmes. This 12‑month fixed‑term role involves managing high‑volume procurement activities, ensuring that suppliers meet cost, schedule, quality and safety targets.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse production requirements and RFQ demand in a high‑volume environment.
• Raise, process and issue large numbers of purchase orders.
• Monitor purchase order status from creation through delivery and invoice payment.
• Develop and maintain productive supplier relationships to improve responsiveness.
• Proactively manage supplier performance against schedule, cost and quality KPIs.
• Administer purchase orders in line with established procedures and Delegations of Authority.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field (desirable).
• Defence industry experience and knowledge of sub‑contracts in fabrication (highly regarded).
• Strong stakeholder management and commitment delivery skills.
• Eligibility for defence security clearance and ITAR compliance.

Required skills

• Experience with Aveva.
• Experience with Oracle procurement systems.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge defence and aerospace projects.
• Supportive, inclusive workplace with veteran programs.
• Career development and wellbeing benefits.