Assistant Buyer Operational Procurement Associate

weServed; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock Vehicle Engineering in Walsall, near Birmingham, West Midlands, is seeking an Assistant Buyer / Operational Procurement Associate on a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract. The role blends workplace presence with hybrid working patterns, offering exposure to end-to-end procurement in a fast-paced vehicle engineering environment.

You will support Buyers, convert requirements into POs, monitor overdue orders, resolve invoice issues, and maintain supplier data across ERP systems,

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-focused or service-driven environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build positive working relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience using procurement, purchasing or enterprise resource planning systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support Buyers to deliver efficient procurement and purchasing activities across the business.
• Process material and purchasing demands, converting requirements into purchase orders for suppliers.
• Monitor overdue orders and proactively liaise with suppliers to maintain delivery performance.
• Resolve invoice queries and supplier delivery issues to ensure smooth operational performance.
• Maintain accurate procurement and supplier data within purchasing and ERP systems.

Skills

Customer-focused

Organisational skills

MS Office (Word Excel Outlook)

Communication

Procurement/ERP systems

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Buyer / Operational Procurement Associate

Location: Stockton Close, Walsall + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £26,800.00 - £31,500.00 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Role ID: SF75789

Launch your procurement career and help to build the next generation of specialist military and emergency service vehicles.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Buyer / Operational Procurement Associate at Babcock Vehicle Engineering in Walsall, near Birmingham, West Midlands.

The role

As an Assistant Buyer /Operational Procurement Associate, you'll play a vital role in supporting the delivery of operational procurement activity within a unique and fast-paced vehicle engineering environment. You'll be at the heart of the supply chain, ensuring critical materials, products and services are available when needed to support operational delivery. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career in procurement, purchasing or supply chain.

Day-to-day, you'll gain exposure to end-to-end procurement processes, collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and suppliers, and develop valuable skills that can open doors across automotive, defence, engineering and manufacturing industries. You will be:

• Supporting Buyers to deliver efficient procurement and purchasing activities across the business.
• Processing material and purchasing demands, converting requirements into purchase orders for suppliers.
• Monitoring overdue orders and proactively liaising with suppliers to maintain delivery performance.
• Resolving invoice queries and supplier delivery issues to ensure smooth operational performance.
• Maintaining accurate procurement and supplier data within purchasing and enterprise resource planning systems

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home. Standard office hours apply Monday to Thursday with flexible start times between 7am and 9am, with an early finish on Fridays.

Essential experience of the Assistant Buyer / Operational Procurement Associate

• Experience working in a customer-focused or service-driven environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build positive working relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience using procurement, purchasing or enterprise resource planning systems would be advantageous.

Qualifications for the Assistant Buyer / Operational Procurement Associate

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 (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
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• A dynamic working environment

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 [e-mail] 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: 24/09/2026