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We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.\nPeople are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.\nIn addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.\nAbout the Opportunity\nAt Amentum, we support some of the UK's most important defence and national security programmes. We are looking for a Procurement Manager to join our team in Bristol and Theale, helping to deliver strategic procurement and supply chain solutions across a complex and high-profile portfolio. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with project teams, customers, and supply chain partners to ensure successful delivery of critical programmes. You will play a key role in developing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and driving commercial value throughout the procurement lifecycle.\nWe welcome applications from individuals with a broad range of experiences and backgrounds who can demonstrate the skills and capabilities required for the role.\nWhat You'll Do\nDevelop and implement procurement and supply chain strategies that support programme and business objectives while balancing cost, quality, risk, and delivery.\nManage procurement activities across the full lifecycle, including requirements definition, sourcing, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, contract award, and supplier mobilisation.\nLead the procurement of goods, services, subcontractors, and strategic supply chain partners to support successful project delivery.\nBuild strong relationships with internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers to support collaborative ways of working.\nMonitor and enhance supplier performance against agreed quality, cost, schedule, and operational objectives.\nProvide commercial and procurement guidance to support effective decision-making across programmes and projects.\nContribute to the development of commercial strategies and contracting approaches that deliver long-term value and sustainable supplier partnerships.\nEnsure procurement activities are conducted in line with company governance, contractual requirements, and industry best practice.\nIdentify opportunities to improve procurement processes, strengthen supply chain capability, and enhance operational performance.\nSupport the sharing of knowledge, lessons learned, and best practice across the wider procurement and project delivery community.\nHere’s What You’ll Need\nWe understand that no candidate will meet every requirement. If your experience is relevant and you believe you can make a positive contribution, we encourage you to apply.\nWe're interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:\nExperience managing procurement and supply chain activities within complex projects, programmes, or operational environments.\nStrong commercial awareness, including sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiation, and procurement best practice.\nThe ability to build effective relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders at all levels.\nExperience delivering value through supplier performance management, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nStrong communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make balanced commercial decisions.\nExperience working within defence, aerospace, engineering, infrastructure, government, manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments.\nSecurity Clearance, or the ability to obtain the required level of clearance.\nA degree in a relevant discipline, equivalent professional experience, or professional membership such as CIPS, RICS, or similar.\nPlease be aware that some roles at Amentum require UK Security Clearance. 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