Senior Procurement Specialist

1 month ago


Walsall, Walsall, United Kingdom Babcock International Group Full time

Job Title: Senior Buyer - Manufacturing and Production

Location: Walsall, West Midlands + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Up to £45,000 (Dependent on experience) + benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

At Babcock International Group, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. As a Senior Buyer, you'll play a key part within the Procurement and Supply Chain team, focused on a variety of direct and indirect activities.

The Role

As a Senior Buyer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll work within the procurement and supply chain team, assisting suppliers in continuous improvement initiatives and dealing with tenders.

  • Preparing and issuing Invitations to Tender or requests for quotations
  • Working collaboratively with Commercial and Legal teams to negotiate contract terms and conditions that motivate the required supplier performance
  • Managing key suppliers to provide dynamic supply solutions across the Babcock business
  • Expediting requirements to ensure delivery to key project dates
  • Managing the procurement workflow as required and buying materials/services in line with customer required by dates

Essential Experience

Experience within a manufacturing/production environment is essential. You'll also need experience of low volume manufacturing/direct sourcing, driving sourcing strategies, and an appropriate level of experience in procurement or acquisition of goods and services, as well as experience of leading and managing procurement projects and people.

Qualifications

Relevant academic qualifications or evidence of continuous professional development, ideally at degree level and/or relevant engineering/supply chain/lean culture experience, are desirable. Holding membership of a relevant professional body, such as the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply level 3 or above, is also desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing


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