Category Procurement Specialist

7 days ago


Staple Hill, United Kingdom Babcock Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Category Specialist to join our team at Babcock. As a Category Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting the development of purchasing and supplier strategies within our IT department.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build knowledge of the supply market within the business and execute sourcing strategies by working with key stakeholders to develop supplier evaluation and selection criteria.
  • Engage with IT and business stakeholders to identify areas of opportunity for procurement support and ensure stakeholders are engaged and satisfied.
  • Refine existing sourcing strategies and recommend suggestions for improvement.
  • Lead the negotiation with suppliers, working closely with technical, commercial, and legal support.
Requirements
  • Experienced procurement professional with a proven background in sourcing and procurement roles.
  • Demonstratable track record of identifying and delivering procurement savings.
  • Good communication ability, both written and orally.
  • Commercial understanding, with ability to use procurement to unlock value for the business.
  • Delivery-focused with a pragmatic, hands-on approach that enables strategies to be fully executed.
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 charity.
  • Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
  • Autonomy to perform the role.
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.


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