Senior Procurement Manager - Support to Growth (Through Life Equipment Support)

Job Title:              Senior Procurement Manager
Location:              Flexible + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    £70,000 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Fixed Term Contract 52 Weeks
Role ID:               SF63715

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 Senior Procurement Manager at one of our sites.

The role
As a Senior Procurement Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Procurement and Supply Chain function is currently undergoing a transformation which will enable the successful candidate to become part of, and shape, a best-in-class function.

Day-to-day, you’ll work with the business development and bid teams to ensure that effective supply chain strategies are considered and included in all significant bids, shaping the solutions which will grow our Land Sector in the UK and overseas.

You’ll also:

• Identify the most appropriate supply chain to deliver the capability required to support new business opportunities.
• Assist in the production of an ‘Opportunity Analysis’ by reviewing the Business Unit’s bid pipeline to identify bids with a material supply chain element and lead governance reviews with multifunctional business 
• Establish relationships and lead engagements with key strategic partners to support business growth 
• Support the development of proposals and tenders and participate in any subsequent supply chain-related customer dialogue where appropriate
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Sector, working as an integral part of bid teams to ensure alignment with sector and business unit (BU) bid strategies.

Please note that this position may involve travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home. Travel to other sites may be required from time to time. 

Essential experience of the Senior Procurement Manager

• Significant experience in procurement & supply chain management
• Proven experience in a strategic procurement category management role
• Proven experience working in an engineering, manufacturing, automotive, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) or other relevant industry
• Proven track record in the design and delivery of innovative supply chains across a variety of direct spend areas
• Strong commercial business acumen with proven wide experience of a variety of contract forms, including drafting and negotiation

Qualifications for the Senior Procurement Manager
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. However, a Full UK Driving Licence is required

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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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: 13/05/2025

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