IT Applications Lead

Salary Range: £50,000 - £70,000

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

The Value Chain Management (VCM) Programme is a major digital transformation initiative within Leonardo UK’s Electronics Division and a key component of the Future Factory strategy. Its objective is to strengthen our digital capabilities and improve effectiveness and efficiency across the entire product lifecycle—enhancing supplier engagement, optimising procurement and commercial processes, and integrating external supply chains into operational delivery.

Salary Range: £50,000 - £70,000

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

The Value Chain Management (VCM) Programme is a major digital transformation initiative within Leonardo UK’s Electronics Division and a key component of the Future Factory strategy. Its objective is to strengthen our digital capabilities and improve effectiveness and efficiency across the entire product lifecycle—enhancing supplier engagement, optimising procurement and commercial processes, and integrating external supply chains into operational delivery.

We are seeking an IT Applications Lead with hands on experience deploying and configuring Procurement and Commercial toolsets—particularly SAP Ariba, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, and supplier collaboration platforms.

The successful candidate will support the technical implementation, integration, and lifecycle management of both established and emerging toolsets, working closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers through remote and on‑site collaboration.

• Support configuration, upgrade and integration development across SAP Ariba, Azure environments and associated platforms.
• Validate technical components and configuration including APIs, interfaces, data flows and middleware integrations.
• Provide technical input into test planning and environment readiness.
• Identify, manage, and resolve technical risks, dependencies, defects, and issues.
• Work with suppliers and internal technical experts to confirm technical feasibility and solution integrity.
• Support the Programme Manager with technical planning, estimation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Produce and maintain high‑quality technical specifications, integration documentation, and build guides.
• Assess technical impacts of change and ensure safe, controlled implementation across environments.
• Build strong relationships with programme stakeholders to support successful outcomes.

• Proven hands‑on experience in Supplier collaboration and management toolsets such as Agiloft Contract Lifecycle Management, SAP Ariba and Supplyon.
• Experience in implementing end‑to‑end integration architectures.
• Strong understanding of data migration principles, and data quality controls.
• Strong understanding of software deployment lifecycle and configuration management.
• Knowledge of secure information classification (e.g., Official and Official Sensitive) and its impact on technical design, configuration, and data flows.
• Experience supporting solutions across on‑premise, cloud, and hybrid environments, including SAP ERP, middleware, and APIs.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, multivendor, multistakeholder environment.
• Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude, insights to other Procurement Platforms and willingness to…