About this role
Date Posted:
2026-10-21


Country:
United Kingdom


Location:
Glenrothes, Fife


Position Role Type:
Hybrid
Benefits:
· £: Competitive salary
· Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
· 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
· 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
· Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
· Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
· Enhanced sick pay
· Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
Work Culture
· 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
· Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
· Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
· Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
· Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.
About us
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.
Our Business
As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.
With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.
Weapons
Our Weapons business works ethically, to provide complex weapons systems to customers. We equip the Royal Air Force with capabilities such as AMRAAM and Paveway IV precision guided munitions: the Royal Navy with our Phalanx close-in missile defence system and the British Army with Javelin portable anti-tank guided weapon system.
Function: Supply Chain Management
Location: Glenrothes or Livingston (Hybrid) with 3 days a week on site
Clearance Required: SC
Summary of Role:
Executes and manages routine and non-routine procurements at low values and complexity e.g. build to print drawings. Identifies and manages commercial risk. Leads or supports Contract Management activity in respect of responses for Requests for Proposals. Negotiates Purchase Orders and changes. Interfaces internally and externally. Contributes to Business Area strategies.
Main Duties (Leading and/or Supporting):
· Liaising with peers from other disciplines and businesses and the Functional SLT.
· Sources, negotiates, awards and documents purchases for materials, services, and supplies.
· Performs or supports cost and price analysis, develops negotiation strategies, and leads negotiations in order to create value for money outcomes for procuring goods and services
· Support early supplier identification and engagement for new business pursuits.
· Supports Supply Chain bid/proposal activities for strategic pursuits.
· Utilizes source selection techniques (best value, Total Cost of Ownership etc.), performs cost analyses, conducts negotiations, and identifies supplier risks.
· Interface with Integrated Product Teams to understand/identify technical and programme challenges that will impact suppliers.
· Provide risk and opportunity analysis for early capture as it relates to introduction of new suppliers to mitigate risks with regard to early supplier decisions.
· Ensures that requirements (prime contract, quality, terms and conditions) are properly communicated to suppliers.
· Manages supplier performance to cost, schedule and quality requirements.
· Interfaces with internal and supplier cross-functional organizations.
· Assists in the development of bids and agreements.
· Executes to customer requirements including government regulations, public law and Raytheon policies and procedures.
· Actively promotes the contributions that the function can make to achieving corporate objectives across the organisation, with stakeholders and with the supply chain
· Continually assesses and promotes sustainable and responsible procurement, including social, cultural and diversity values in the organisation and throughout the supply chain
· Facilitates relationships between program office/functional organisations and suppliers.
· Utilises project management skills and techniques when managing suppliers.
· Initiates and participates in supplier assessments and development activities.
· May be required to participate at supplier and internal reviews including Gates, MRBs and EACs
· Produces support data or business cases/ briefing materials for management reviews
· Participates / leads supplier assessments and supplier development activity teams, including the administration of appropriate due diligence activity.
Candidate Requirements:
Essential:
- Experience in Supply Chain, Subcontract Management, Procurement, Commodity and/or related field
- Flexible and positive attitude
- Able to perform effectively in a multi functional team
- Related degree//MCIPS/BA/MBA or working towards MCIPS
- Excellent verbal and written communications
- Experience in or exposure to negotiating Low complexity non-standard agreements
- Experience of problem solving and dispute resolution
- Experience or knowledge of MRP, SAP and purchase order placement/ material receipt processes
- Administration of delivery/acceptance/invoicing of goods and services
Desirable:
- Experience as Control Account Manager
- Experience in proposal and programme governance activities
- Experience of Team mate selection and Teaming Agreements
- Experience of developing and managing Subcontractor Relationship Management and collaborative working
- Experience of programme management skills (IPDS/Risk Management/Programme Gating/ Metrics/SOW Development/Business Finance)
- Knowledge of import/export legislation and logistical requirements
- Experience of working with international suppliers/programmes
- 6 Sigma process improvement skillset
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