Job Description:

Job information Procurement Legal Counsel from the Company BAE Systems, this latest Procurement Legal Counsel job vacancy is located in the city Warton located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Legal field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Location Warton, United Kingdom

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Job Title: Procurement Legal Counsel

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

Salary: £85,000+ depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Sitting within the Procurement leadership team, being fully embedded within the procurement function, work collaboratively across Legal and Export Control to deliver integrated, business-focused legal support
• Helping to shape supplier engagement strategies while leading or supporting high-value negotiations and contract development
• Providing legal and strategic guidance on supplier relationships, including ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) considerations, prompt payment practices, and dispute resolution (e.g., LD claims), in collaboration with Group Litigation.
• Advising on a broad range of contractual and commercial matters, including global agreements such as those related to enterprise risk (ERP) systems
• Supporting strategic campaigns, bids, and programme delivery across key territories by delivering timely, practical legal advice aligned with business goals
• Developing and delivering training, playbooks, and guidance materials to enhance procurement and legal team capability and consistency
• Actively managing a diverse portfolio of matters through appropriate prioritisation
• Continuously identify and propose improvements to legal processes, tools, and ways of working to drive value and efficiency across the wider business

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• UK qualified solicitor or barrister, you will also have appropriate experience in relevant legal disciplines from a leading law firm and/or in-house experience
• You can draft and negotiate the contracts required by the business across a range of issues and in a changing business environment
• You can deliver legal advice across a portfolio of matters and are prepared to travel as required

Desirable:

• Have an interest in the defence industry, the Company and its products

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 programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

AIR Legal team:

We are a truly international business. We deal with a vast array of customers, suppliers and industry partners. We are subject to many different legal and regulatory regimes and enter into contracts across the full spectrum of value and complexity. Against this backdrop we need business-focussed legal professionals who can quickly absorb data, pick out the key issues and risks and offer real world solutions at pace. These are our Legal Counsel - the heart of our Legal Function.

You'll be joining a function that's been recognised, including recent award wins at The Lawyer Awards 2024 (In-House Commerce & Industry Team of the Year), the Legal Business Awards 2024 (Highly Commended In-House Team of the Year) and shortlisted in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Europe Awards 2024.

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.

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: 16th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Keywords : Warton jobs
Closed Date : 2025-12-05