Procurement Representative
// Role Summary
Lockheed Martin is seeking a Procurement Representative in Newcastle to join their team delivering next-generation secure military communications satellites. This role involves managing third-party deliverables and ensuring project success in a mission-critical environment.
// Key Responsibilities
- Manage third-party deliverables for secure military communications satellites.
- Focus on commercial, cost, technical, schedule, and quality requirements.
- Source, negotiate, and purchase a variety of goods and services.
- Manage orders and deliveries to meet cost, quality, and performance targets.
- Requires current SC clearance or ability to achieve.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Be part of a team delivering the next generation of secure military communications satellites for the UK Ministry of Defence. This work provides resilient, high-performance connectivity for the UK, its allies and Defence personnel worldwide, playing a critical role in protecting national security as space becomes more contested and demand for secure data continues to grow.
Joining Lockheed Martin also means helping to shape significant investment in the North East space sector, with more than £100 million proposed to support high-skill jobs, advanced manufacturing and long-term economic growth. Opportunities include potential satellite manufacturing in County Durham and collaboration with NESST – the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre at Northumbria University – helping to build a strong pipeline of talent, learning and innovation.
This is your chance to work on mission-critical technology, develop cutting-edge skills and build a meaningful career, while delivering lasting impact for the region and the nation.
The Role:
The Project Buyer will work with the Supply Chain Management Team (SMT), engaging with external suppliers and holding responsibility for third-party deliverables across capture opportunities and programmes. This includes a focus on commercial, cost, technical, schedule, and quality requirements for each contracted product or service. A broad range of relevant procurement experience, including working with external suppliers and regular interaction with internal stakeholders, is required.
The individual selected for this role will be responsible for:
- Working within the functional Supply Chain team and project Supplier Management Teams for both internal and supplier interactions.
- Sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing machinery, equipment, tools, raw materials, packaging materials, parts, services, and/or supplies.
- Generating bid packages, engaging with suppliers to obtain proposals, and negotiating orders, including pricing and schedule.
- Managing orders and deliveries to ensure key criteria such as cost, quality, and delivery performance are achieved.
Required skills, qualifications and experience
- Strong procurement skills
- Experience in working in multi-functional organisations and a proven ability to achieve profession and business goals.
- Capable of operating to tight schedules in a dynamic work environment.
- Confident self-starter, with an ability to innovate and think laterally, work confidently both individually and as part of a team.
- Ability to work within established processes and procedures.
- Good communicator with the ability to form strong long term relationships with internal teammates and external suppliers.
- UK Citizenship; Current SC clearance or ability to achieve.
- Flexibility to travel as required (UK and abroad)