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Procurement Specialist

Employer
Babcock
Location
Faslane, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
21 Mar 2019

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Clearance Level
SC, None / Undisclosed
Sector
Defence, Engineering
Job Type
Permanent

Job Details

Procurement Specialist
Faslane

About the role
Here at Babcock International we're looking to recruit a Procurement Specialist to join our Supply Chain team at Babcock.

You will provide professional Procurement support to departments; specific responsibilities will include leading strategic sourcing processes, negotiating contractual terms and conditions and managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and suppliers. Additionally, the Procurement Specialist will own value plans, delivering savings targets for their assigned areas of responsibility and will support supply chain design and rationalisation activities.

What do I need to do the role?

You need to be able to demonstrate significant experience gained in key roles within Procurement functions, ideally within large scale, complex business environments. Experience of working in a marine engineering environment would be an advantage but is not essential.

Key areas of competency we require will include:
  • HNC or HND level qualification in related business discipline
  • Strategic sourcing experience
  • Experience / knowledge of category management activities
  • Deep understanding of product and service delivery
  • Excellent relationship management and negotiating skills
  • Proficient user of MS Office suite of software

What else do I need to know?

  • we offer a competitive salary
  • pension scheme
  • life assurance
  • 35.5 days holiday entitlement

About Babcock International

The role is based at HM Naval Base Clyde, located 6 miles north of Helensburgh in the West of Scotland. We are well placed for commuter links to Glasgow and the wider region, with easy access for car and public transport.

For more than a century, Babcock has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure, and specialist training.

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We are committed to building an inclusive culture and strives to attract talent who thrive in an inclusive and flexible working environment.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs.

Closing date: Thursday 21st March 2019

Company

For more than a century, Babcock has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering support.

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, infrastructure management, and specialist training, we help customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

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