Buyer

Job Title:              Buyer
Location:              Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    Competitive salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / 1 Year Fixed Term Contract 
Role ID:               SF57155

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Buyer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role
As a Buyer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you'll help generate significant value for the business by reducing the total cost of bought in goods and services whilst managing supplier relationships to increase the overall value derived from the supply chain.

Day-to-day, you’ll commercially represent the company and provide support to the Babcock Marine and Technology Supply Chain in the provision of goods and / or services at the best total acquisition cost, consistent with the specified technical, quality assurance and delivery requirements which are critical to the success of this business.

• Prepare, issue and review supplier's request for quote, recommending preferred options to the relevant stakeholders
• Converting purchase requisitions to purchase orders and issuing to suppliers, negotiating appropriate terms and conditions for the protection of the organisation
• Manage and develop supplier relationships
• Pro-active supplier order book management activities
• Procurement both direct and indirect basis

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Buyer:

• Procurement experience, ideally in an operational procurement environment
• Experience in sourcing new materials and services
• Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business

Qualifications for the Buyer:

• A recognised degree level qualification and/or relevant engineering/supply chain/lean culture experience.
• Membership of a relevant professional body e.g. CIPS at level 4 or above

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• Flexible locations
• Potential to develop skills

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 06/05/2024