Buyer

Job Title:              Buyer 
Location:              Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    Up to £34,000 depending on experience + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF61689

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 HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role
As a Buyer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary.  You will be crucial team member within the Babcock Supply Chain Team who support the Royal Naval Base at Clyde. 

Day-to-day, you will buy goods and services to support submarine availability. You will also:

• Process requisition to purchase orders on spend supporting maintenance of the operational fleet.
• Order book management, clear aged debt by liaising with supplier and end users.
• Establish cost savings.
• Data Management – work on repeat purchases, order book management and identifying agreements to be put in place.
• Competitive tendering utilising SAP and Coupa, response scoring, management of awarded supplier to conclusion, negotiation of terms and conditions.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements. 

Essential experience of the Buyer 

• Proven experience in procurement is preferred, however we are open to providing training to a motivated Supply Chain Graduate

Qualifications for the Buyer

• Minimum HND in Supply Chain or equivalent work experience

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 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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: 27/03/2025

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