Buyer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Babcock International

Babcock International

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Buyer:

Location: Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ
Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid
Job Title: Buyer

Location:
Bristol, UK - Hybrid - working from home options available

Compensation:
Competitive salary + benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role ID:
SF 50211

Amplify your impact

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 Bristol Business Park site.

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.

Support
The Buyer role is based within our Support business area.

Babcock is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security.

We have a wide portfolio of best-in-class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers' needs.

The role

The difference our new Buyer will make
As a Buyer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary.

The role will involve the end-to-end procurement cycle and you will be involved from initial customer demand to delivery to platform.

No two days are the same and working with different categories of suppliers means you will be integral in saving the company and the customer money in the current times of national cost challenges.

Day to day, you'll prepare, issue and review supplier request for quotes, recommending preferred options to the relevant stakeholders, convert purchase requisitions to purchase orders and issuing to suppliers, negotiating appropriate terms and conditions for the protection of the organisation as well as managing and developing supplier relationships.

You'll also be involved in pro-active supplier order book management activities, invoice dispute resolutions and processing nonconforming material, taking corrective action and driving improvement through the quality and supply chain.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you'll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

Essential experience

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
Proven procurement experience, ideally in an operational procurement environment
Experience in sourcing new materials and services
Supplier Relationship Management experience
Must have a flexible approach to workload, confident reading and understanding technical drawings and ability to communicate complex requirements to/from supply chain
You must have the ability to gain SC clearance

What we offer

Generous benefits including:

Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
Our Big Benefit Platform allows you to make your money go further, with discounts from over 850 retailers.
Employee Share Plan
Professional memberships, personal development training an opportunities
STEM ambassador training and volunteering opportunities
Working from home and flexible work patterns
Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International
For over 130 years, we have 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.

Change begins with our people and our shared Principles
:
be curious;
be courageous;
own and
deliver;
think:outcomes
; collaborate
; and be kind**. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.

If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

Closing date: 04/04/2023
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