Procurement Specialist

Beschreibung:

Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Location: Faslane, Helensburgh + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Up to £43,000 (depending on experience) + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF56554

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 Procurement Specialist at our Faslane site.

The role

As a Procurement Specialist, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Babcock provides services including fleet time engineering, facilities management, waterfront services, logistics and transport within an agreed operating budget, firmly focused on continuous and sustainable improvement in warship and submarine support.

Day to day, you'll support the business by providing supply chain support to obtain goods and/or services whilst minimising business risk through compliance with policy and process.

Additionally you will also be responsible for:

* Supporting the procurement process enabling ops team processing requisitions to purchase orders on all > £10k requirements

* Supporting the Ops Team with order book management, clear aged debt by liaising with supplier and end users

* Establishing Cost savings

* Identify areas for improvement, maximising efficiencies by Data Management and analysis

* Manage Supplier performance so that it meets operational requirements of the Business Units

* Competitive tendering utilising SAP, COUPA or IFS systems, response scoring, management of awarded supplier to conclusion, negotiation of terms and conditions including FMSP and occasionally construction contracts.

This role is full time 37hours a week and will be based at Faslane, 1-2 days a week onsite with working from home arrangements.

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 Procurement Specialist:

* The role requires Knowledge of Supply Chain processes and adjoining processes, knowledge of core supply chain clauses as contained within the client contract.

* Knowledge of existing contracts and the appropriate use of.

* MS office applications and a high level of competency in the use of SAP for the purposes of document management, Purchase Order management, invoice management and supplier performance management activity.

* Knowledge of due diligence processes and credit check processes for supplier on boarding and throughout continual supplier maintenance

* Delivery focussed with a pragmatic, hands-on approach that enables strategies to be fully executed and operational goals to be met

Qualifications for the Procurement Specialist:

* The ideal candidate will be degree qualified or equivalent or have relevant experience

* MCIPs, degree level an advantage but not essential

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 willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that this position is subject to enhanced national security vetting The successful candidate must be UK Sole National and able to achieve SC ITAR security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Contributory 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 most 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

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 05/02/2024

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