Assistant Buyer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Babcock International

Babcock International

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Assistant Buyer - 52 week FTC:

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

Location:
Bristol Business Park, Bristol

Compensation:
Competitive salary + benefits

Role Type: 52 Week Contract

Role ID:
SF 50560

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Buyer at our Bristol Business Park site.

The role
As an Assistant Buyer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary.

We're looking for talented people with an interest in procurement and supply chain who will help generate significant value for the business by reducing the total cost of bought in goods and services and help manage supplier relationships to increase the overall value derived from the supply chain.

Day to day, you'll be involved in:

Preparing, issuing and reviewing supplier RFQs, recommending preferred options to the relevant stakeholders.
Conversion of purchase requisitions into purchase orders and issuing to suppliers.
Taking ownership of purchase order books, expediting and proposing risk management where required.
Manage supplier relationships and support supplier performance improvement.
Ensure data accuracy of the ERP system is maintained with valid pricing and purchase requirements.
Manage Goods In and Invoice queries associated with your order book

Essential experience/skills of the Assistant Buyer,

Willingness to obtain Procurement and Supply Chain skills and qualifications.
Experience in working in a team to deliver shared objectives.
Procurement experience, ideally in an operational procurement environment (desirable).
Must have a flexible approach to workload and the drive to go the extra mile for our customers.
Ability to establish relationships with key stakeholders across the business and our supply chain.

This role provides Hybrid working arrangements with 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home however, you must be able to attend the office as and when required.

Qualifications for the Assistant Buyer,

Minimum GCSE English & Maths

Our Benefits

Generous holiday allowance
Matched contribution 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

For the full extensive Benefits package please visit our Careers pages

Babcock International
For over 130 years Babcock International 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.

Closing date: 13/04/2023
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