Buyer

Job Title: Buyer
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56864

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 Ashton House site.

The role
As a Buyer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll generate significant value for the business by reducing the total cost of bought in goods and services and manage supplier relationships to increase the overall value derived from the supply chain.

Day-to-day, you'll:

Prepare, issue and review supplier Request For Quotations (RFQs), recommending preferred options to the relevant stakeholders
Convert purchase requisitions to purchase orders and issue to suppliers, negotiating appropriate T&C's for the protection of the organisation
Manage and develop supplier relationships
Carry out pro-active supplier order book management activitiesThis position involves occasional travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time 37-hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Buyer:

Must have a flexible approach to workload, confident reading and understanding technical drawings and ability to communicate complex requirements to/from supply chain
Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business
Must have a good understanding of complex manufacturing processes and principles
Must be self-motivated with a flexible approach to workload
A good understanding of the company business and objectivesQualifications for the Buyer:

GCSE Maths and English at Grade-4 or equivalent
Be willing to work towards membership of a relevant professional body, for example the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply at a Level-4 or above or equivalent business related qualificationSecurity 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.

What we offer

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 charityBabcock 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 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: 02/05/2024