Graduate Supply Chain

Graduate Naval Ships Supply Chain

Location: Scotstoun (Glasgow)

Start Date: 8th September 2025

Salary: £34,000 plus a £2,000 Welcome Bonus

BAE Systems offers hybrid and flexible working arrangements. On our Graduate programme, you are expected to attend your site 3 days per week. The hybrid working arrangements, including which days you are required to work on site/remotely, will be outlined by your line 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 fulfill 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.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Graduate, working in Supply Chain enables you to take up a variety of roles to help ensure that we deliver the right products, at the right time, and at the right cost to the required quality. Your role will be varied, ranging from undertaking supplier visits to a more analytical focus of developing procurement strategies.

The Supply Chain team is an important function in one of the world’s most exciting defense companies. We provide world-class sourcing, contract, and supplier management capability to the Business Unit to deliver increased product or service quality, reduced total cost of ownership (TCO), and enhanced operating efficiencies without compromising quality, safety, health, or the environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Through Life Cycle Management (LCM), plan, control, execute, and monitor all in-scope transactional procurement and contracting activity with minimal supervision.
• Adapt approach to ensure that negotiations are concluded for an optimized business outcome.
• Manage Supplier risk, seek out, identify, and deliver opportunities for continuous improvement and cost savings.
• Record and report cost savings/cost avoidance and deliver ongoing cost analysis including Estimate at Completion (EAC) work and robust contract management feeding into the Control Account Management (CAM) structure.
• Undertake the continuous review of Supplier performance and development activities using business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure requirements are met to secure improvements and inform future Procurement strategy.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to optimize engagement at all times.
• Maintain Procurement systems with quality, accurate information relating to procurement activity and in accordance with the Document Management Policy and process.

Skills

As a minimum requirement, you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Procurement, General Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Economics, Finance and Accounting, Supply Chain, Society Politics and Policy, or Business Management.

Opportunities for Growth and Development

We encourage employees to explore projects beyond their primary responsibilities, providing them with diverse experiences. With a wide range of products and a multinational presence, there are ample opportunities for employees to engage in various projects and initiatives.

Community Involvement

In addition to professional development, BAE Systems values community engagement. Employees are encouraged to participate in community projects, STEM initiatives, and employee resource groups, offering valuable learning experiences outside of their regular roles.

Retention and Career Development

Recognizing the importance of retaining talented individuals, we offer sponsorship, career development support, and high-potential development programs. These initiatives aim to help employees plan their careers effectively and provide opportunities for accelerated development for those who demonstrate aspiration, ability, and performance.

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 program, Cycle2Work, and employee discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

On commencement of employment, you will be paid a one-off non-consolidated lump sum payment of £2,000 (the “Welcome Payment”). The Welcome Payment is subject to the normal deductions and will be paid with your first salary payment. This provides you with the perfect opportunity to ease your transition, whether this be relocation costs, securing housing, ensuring smooth and reliable transport needs, or anything else to help kick-start your career in BAE Systems.

Inclusivity within Our Recruitment Process

We 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.

Our Environmental Responsibility

As a future-focused business, we’re committed to changing the world we live in for the better. Our target is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030, and we’re innovating new ways to develop on-site renewable electricity and setting ambitious targets for water consumption and waste generation.

Export Control/Security

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit the roles you can perform for the organization.