Purchasing Officer – Fixed Term (12 months)

About the role

BAE Systems is seeking a Purchasing Officer to manage contracting arrangements with qualified suppliers, ensuring cost, schedule, quality and safety objectives are met. This is a 12‑month fixed‑term position within a high‑volume production environment.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse production requirements and RFQ demand.
• Raise, process and issue large volumes of purchase orders.
• Monitor purchase order status from creation through delivery and invoice payment.
• Develop and maintain productive supplier relationships.
• Proactively manage supplier performance against schedule, cost and quality KPIs.
• Administer purchase orders in line with 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).
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and deliver commitments.
• Eligibility for defence security clearance and ITAR clearance.

Required skills

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

What we offer

• Career development with lifelong learning opportunities.
• Comprehensive wellbeing and financial support programmes.
• Inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and veteran communities.