Buyer

Babcock; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Buyer at their Rosyth site to play a vital role within a dynamic team. This full-time position involves developing supply strategies and negotiating with suppliers, with opportunities for hybrid working arrangements. Ideal candidates will have strong procurement experience and ideally possess a degree-level qualification and MCIPS certification or be working towards it. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

Volunteer day paid leave

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in procuring goods and services.
• Experience in a Facilities Management environment preferred.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and e-procurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop supply strategies that meet business requirements.
• Optimize the supply base and manage risks.
• Lead activities within Babcock's sourcing methodology.

Skills

Negotiation

Procurement

Supply Chain Management

Risk Management

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent

MCIPS qualification or working towards it

Tools

IFS

SAP

Job description

Job Title: Buyer
Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £41,991 - £44,292 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract – 26 Week FTC

Role ID: SF64296

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 Rosyth site.

The role
As a Buyer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of a dynamic, diverse, and inclusive team, providing specialist knowledge across innovative products, technologies, and solutions. You’ll play a vital role in supporting both internal and external customers, ensuring efficiency and excellence in purchasing processes.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for executing the Procurement and Supply Management operating model, aligned to group strategies, supporting the Site Facilities Management (FM) team. Additionally, you will:

• Develop supply strategies that meet business requirements.
• Optimise the supply base, segment suppliers, and tier the supply chain appropriately.
• Assess and manage supply chain risks, implementing mitigation plans where needed.
• Lead and/or support activities within the Babcock six-step sourcing methodology, including defining needs, spend/price analysis, market research, and sourcing strategies.
• Negotiate with suppliers to ensure cost-effective supply solutions.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Buyer

• Strong expertise in procuring goods and services—particularly services.
• Preferably, experience working within or supporting a Facilities Management (FM) environment.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as IFS, SAP, or similar, alongside exposure to the latest e-procurement system capabilities.
• Proven experience in service-based contracts, including implementation and management.
• A strong background in procurement and supply chain activities related to Facilities Management (FM), covering both Hard and Soft FM services.

Qualifications for the Buyer

• Ideally, a degree-level qualification or equivalent through relevant work experience.
• MCIPS qualification or actively working towards MCIPS or an equivalent professional certification (desirable).

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 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: 11/06/2025