Expression of Interest - Procurement and Supply Chain

Expression of Interest - Procurement and Supply Chain

Location:

Henderson, WA, AU, 6166

Onsite or Hybrid:
Hybrid

Expression of Interest - Procurement Manager

• Full time role with flexible work options that support your lifestyle and wellbeing.
• Be part of a purpose-driven company making a national impact.

Reporting to the Procurement & Supply Chain Portfolio Manager, you will take ownership of procurement and working with the subcontracting team supporting major Defence and Marine programs. You will uplift standards, mentor team members, streamline processes, and drive consistency in how we engage, negotiate, and manage suppliers. This is a highly visible role where your influence will directly improve commercial outcomes, risk management, governance, and supplier performance.

• Lead source-to-contract activities across complex Defence programs, including market engagement, tendering, evaluation, and negotiation.
• Manage complex supplier agreements, flow-downs, variations, and performance obligations aligned to ASDEFCON and Commonwealth requirements.
• Provide commercial advice and guidance to internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance with procurement frameworks and contract governance.
• Build capability across the team – coaching, mentoring, and embedding best‑practice processes.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Program Directors, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, and Senior Leadership.
• Support strategic supplier relationship management and performance improvement.
• Identify and mitigate commercial and delivery risks early, ensuring controls are practical and effective.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the uplift of organisational procurement maturity.

• Practical mix of operational delivery strength, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence and guide others.
• Proven experience in procurement and subcontract management within the Defence environment.
• Strong understanding and working experience with Commonwealth procurement rules, ASDEFCON conditions, risk allocation, and contractual flow‑down requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate commercially favourable outcomes while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Experience coaching or mentoring others, contributing to capability uplift.
• Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and contributing to strategic discussions.
• Analytical, structured, and proactive in problem solving.

Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave, and more. We offer flexible working arrangements where possible to help employees find the right balance between work and home life. Career development is supported by our capability framework, ongoing access to self‑led learning modules through Linked In Learning, and study leave.

You’ll have access to Be‑Rewarded, providing discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel, and more, plus novated leasing options and a corporate shares plan. Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program, plus you can access two days annually from your personal leave as wellbeing days. You’ll be able to participate in our we Recognise program, which recognises outstanding work our people do each and every day.

Babcock International Group is the aerospace and defence company that has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century. Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,600 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve: providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services; designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships; providing fleet‑wide lifecycle support and asset management…