Project Procurement Manager

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Project Procurement Manager. This role involves leading supplier performance, developing supply chain strategies, and collaborating across functions. The ideal candidate has substantial procurement experience, ideally in an engineering or defense environment. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a hybrid work arrangement.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension contributions

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Employee assistance programme

One paid day for volunteering

Responsibilities

• Write strategies for supply chain.
• Run daily meetings.
• Look at new supply chain solutions.
• Assist with supplier development.
• Manage internal cross-functional relationships.

Skills

Data analysis for decision making

Experience in engineering environment

Senior procurement experience

Education

Degree qualified

CIPS level 4 or above

Job description

Job Title: Project Procurement Manager

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64259

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 Project Procurement Manager at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role

As a Project Procurement Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be a subject matter expert and supply chain lead for a large, complex, high value, classified project.

Day-to-day, you’ll personally lead major supplier spends and supplier performance issues to conclusion.

• Write strategies for supply chain
• Run daily meetings
• Look at new supply chain solutions
• Assist with supplier development
• Manage and develop internal relationships cross functionally

Please note that this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

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

Essential experience of the Project Procurement Manager

• Experience in data analysis for decision making
• Experience in engineering environment, ideally within Defence
• Previous experience in a senior procurement role

Qualifications for the Project Procurement Manager

• Ideally degree qualified
• Ideally hold CIPS level 4 or above

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
• 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
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• ‘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

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: 28/10/2025

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