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Senior Buyer, Babcock International Group

Job at Babcock International Group in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16

Job Title: Senior Buyer - Source to Contract Senior Specialist Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF61407

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 Senior Buyer at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The Role As a Senior Buyer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Working in the Strategic Communications area within the Mission Systems business unit of Babcock International Group, you would have the opportunity to support a range of exciting design, manufacture and support contracts for several key clients domestically and internationally.

Day-to-day, you’ll help generate significant value for the business by reducing the total cost of bought in goods and services whilst managing stakeholder and supplier relationships to increase the overall value derived from the supply chain.

Personally lead major supplier spends and manage supplier performance issues to conclusion. Negotiate terms and contracts with appropriate Flow Downs with a view to mitigate risk and maximise value. Carry out strategic sourcing activities on high value, high risk and complex requirements. Manage and develop internal relationships cross functionally. Help develop the pipeline of future opportunities, harnessing relationships with key support partners and taking growth opportunities through the governance process to contract completion.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with up to 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home. This role requires travel to Plymouth and Bristol.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential Experience of the Senior Buyer

Full sourcing process to include contracting, terms negotiation, value-for-money and risk analysis. Significant procurement experience, ideally in an operational project procurement environment. Management of diverse internal stakeholder groups

Qualifications for the Senior Buyer

A recognised degree level qualification and/or relevant Engineering/Supply Chain/lean culture experience. Membership of a relevant professional body.

Security Clearance The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) 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 (www.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 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 Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met Flexible locations A dynamic working environment

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 02/04/2025

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