Buyer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering company in Bristol seeks a Buyer to support procurement in a critical project. The successful candidate will manage supplier relationships, issue RFQs, and convert requisitions to orders. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and requires a recognised degree, procurement experience, and membership in a professional body. Excellent benefits and development opportunities included.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in operational procurement environment is essential.
• Ability to manage and develop supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue supplier Request for Quotations.
• Convert purchase requisitions to purchase orders.
• Negotiate Terms and Conditions for supplier agreements.

Skills

Procurement experience

Experience with ERP Systems

Sourcing new materials and services

Education

Recognised degree level qualification

Membership of a relevant professional body (CIPS)

Tools

IFS

SAP

Job description

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Buyer

Location:

Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Buyer

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65024

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 Buyer at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role

As a Buyer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role operates within the Procurement & Supply Chain function, supporting a critical project within the Mission Systems business unit within Babcock.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide support to the Babcock Supply Chain in the provision of Goods and/or Services.

This role will help build excellent relationships with suppliers for maximum performance. This involves working within a team of procurement professionals comprising of procurement managers, senior buyers and buyers, delivering on time and to the customer’s requirements.

• Prepare, issue and review supplier Request for Quotation’s, recommending preferred options to the relevant stakeholders.
• Converting purchase requisitions to purchase orders and issuing to suppliers, negotiating appropriate Terms and Conditions for the protection of the organisation.
• Manage and develop supplier relationships.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides flexible hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Buyer

• Procurement experience, ideally in an operational procurement environment
• Experience with ERP Systems including IFS and SAP is highly desirable.
• Experience in sourcing new materials and services.

Qualifications for the Buyer

• A recognised degree level qualification and/or relevant engineering/supply chain/lean culture experience.
• Membership of a relevant professional body e.g. CIPS at level 4 or above is desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. The successful candidate will be allowed to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but would need to obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance.

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

• 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 [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: 14/08/2025

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