Senior Buyer

Job title: Senior Buyer – Infrastructure

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

Referral Scheme Bonus: £1,000

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 acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Liaise with key stakeholders to determine their product and service needs

Support development and deployment of the sourcing and contracting process for Indirect Procurement

Support the development and deployment of Category Management strategy templates and resources to ensure category strategies are documented and deployed in a consistent manner

Support the management the Procurement Pipeline Reviews and forward visibility of the Procurement Pipeline and ensure compliancy with the process

Support a review of standardisation of key procurement processes aligned to best practice

Support the development and deployment of a Sustainability plan across Indirect Procurement that aligns to the Supply Chain Sustainability strategy

Engage with the wider business to ensure the processes meets the needs of the business

Your skills and experiences:

Track record of developing, implementing & managing procurement strategies

Experience managing contract negotiations

Experience managing supplier relationships

Experience relating to Plant & Equipment and/or Construction projects

Accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

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 Infrastructure Category Team:

Joining a growing team, you’ll engage with a number of key stakeholders across the UK Infrastructure Procurement department. You’ll help provide innovative solutions in a challenging and rewarding environment, having real opportunity to develop your procurement career.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.

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: 25th July 2025