Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist

Babcock International Group; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector is seeking a Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist for their Warrington site. The role involves managing procurement processes, supplier relationships, and contract implementation to ensure efficient operations. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in supply chain management.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and implementing supply arrangements.
• Understanding of contract terms and ability to draft subcontract terms.
• Familiarity with NEC models is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee procurement cycle from strategy development to supplier management.
• Conduct market analysis and manage supplier performance.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies for projects.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Contract management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

CIPS or equivalent qualification

Job description

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Job Title: Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist

Location: Warrington, Cheshire+ Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Up to £50,600 (Dependent on Experience) + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF62803

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist, at our Warrington site.

The Role

As a Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Focused on performing procurement, supply chain, and logistics functions, ensuring integrated workflow amongst internal functions and outside suppliers.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for overseeing the steps of the procurement cycle from development of strategies that satisfy business needs; conducting market analysis; supplier selection; contract implementation; supply management strategies; managing the flow of goods and services through to consumption:

• Playing a critical role in adding value and reducing risk to the business by working collaboratively with suppliers to support business operations.
• Continually improving the movement of goods and materials through various production processes.
• Focus on developing and implementing P&SC strategies for specific projects within a Business Unit area, providing contract solutions to enable project delivery.
• Run strategic sourcing exercises and undertake Contract Management, Supplier Performance Management & Supplier Relationship Management.
• Responsible for the project supply base design to satisfy the business needs, and for realising benefit primarily through strategic sourcing & contract management.
  
  
  

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and requires regular travel to Warrington on a weekly basis alongside home working 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 and Supply Chain Specialist:

• Ability to work in cross functional teams and experience of stakeholder management as well as influencing skills.
• A sound understanding of end-to-end sourcing and supplier management processes together with an ability to identify and capture incremental value in an operational working environment.
• Experience of planning and implementing supply arrangements, managing supplier performance and scheduling of deliveries.
• Understanding of contract terms and conditions and an ability to draft subcontract terms as required and appropriate.
• Familiarity with NEC models is highly advantageous but, not essential.
  
  
  

Qualifications for the Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist:

• Ideally, you will hold a recognised professional procurement and / or supply chain qualification (CIPS, MCIPS) or equivalent / similar.
  
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. 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 Cavendish 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
  
  
  

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, 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: 04/06/2025

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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