Controller

Job Title:                     Controller

Location:                     Telford, Shropshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           £45,000 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Fixed Term Contract

Role ID:                       SF69867

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 Controller.

The role

As a Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Your expertise will directly influence operational success, optimise resources, and drive continuous improvement across the supply chain.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Manage and control MRP activities to ensure the availability and efficiency of materials and equipment.
• Coordinate MRP schedules in line with planned and emergent demand, ensuring accuracy and compliance in all operations.
• Report on MRP metrics and progress on a weekly and monthly basis to key stakeholders.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment, demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Develop and implement practices, templates, policies, and tools to enhance MRP operational capability.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days per week on site at DSG Donnington, Shropshire or Andover, Hampshire, with the flexibility to work full time on site when business needs demand.

This is a fixed term position for a duration of 52 weeks.

Essential experience of the Controller:

• Military/Defence Sector Supply Chain experience
• Experience of MRP systems
• Strong communication skills with the ability to lead up, across, and down multiple business and operational functions.
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.

Qualifications for the Controller:

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.

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: 17/12/2025