Assistant Buyer

1 day ago

Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Babcock Full time

Job Title: Assistant Buyer

Location: Andover, Hampshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £35,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract

Role ID: SF68437

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.

The role

As an Assistant Buyer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for supporting the Procurement team through tactical sourcing, purchase order management, inventory oversight, and administrative coordination to ensure smooth and efficient operations within the department.

Day-to-day, you'll have the following responsibilities:

  • Support delivery of Babcock's requirements for military vehicles and MRO spares to meet operational objectives
  • Ensure timely and accurate coordination of parts and resources in line with service commitments
  • Assist with supplier-related tasks, with potential to take on broader responsibilities over time
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of procurement processes through proactive engagement and learning
  • Develop skills and knowledge to support progression within the procurement and supply chain function.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week and is based on-site at Andover, Hampshire with up to 3 days on-site and the remaining days working from home. This role is a fixed term contract for 52 weeks.

Essential experience of the Assistant Buyer:

Foundational experience in procurement or supply chain operations within a professional organisational setting.

Qualifications for the Assistant Buyer:

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ).

What we offer

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
  • '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.

Babcock 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: 03/11/2025

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