Project Procurement Specialist

Babcock International; Stoke Gifford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the United Kingdom is looking for a Project Procurement Specialist to join their team at the Babcock Technology Centre or Devonport Royal Dockyard. This position plays a crucial role in defining procurement strategies that bolster national security while managing sourcing and supplier performance across submarine programs. Candidates should possess strong supply chain expertise and a degree-level qualification, along with excellent communication skills. The role supports hybrid working arrangements and comes with an attractive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension contribution

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Volunteer day off

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Strong background in supply chain and contract management.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building capabilities.
• Ability to evaluate markets and navigate complex requirements.

Responsibilities

• Establish project requirements and design corresponding supply chains.
• Oversee sourcing and tendering aligned with project goals.
• Negotiate effective supply solutions to enhance cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure supplier performance meets time, cost, and quality standards.
• Achieve cost reductions in line with business objectives.

Skills

Supply chain expertise

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Market analysis

Microsoft Office proficiency

Flexibility

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

CIPS or equivalent professional qualification

Job description

Overview

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 Specialist at our Babcock Technology Centre or Devonport Royal Dockyard sites. As a Project Procurement Specialist, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to influence procurement strategies that support national security while developing your expertise in a dynamic, high‑profile environment. Day‑to‑day, you'll be part of a newly formed team delivering critical supply chain solutions for submarine programmes. You'll manage sourcing, tendering, and supplier performance to ensure projects meet time, cost, and quality targets.

Responsibilities

• Establish project requirements and design supply chains to meet them
• Manage sourcing and tendering processes in line with project deliverables
• Lead negotiations to secure cost‑effective supply solutions
• Assure supplier performance against time, cost, and quality requirements
• Deliver cost reductions and savings in line with business targets

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential Experience

• Strong supply chain and contract management expertise
• Excellent relationship‑building and communication skills
• Ability to analyse markets and manage complex business requirements
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and corporate IT systems
• Self‑motivated with a flexible, adaptable approach

Qualifications

• Degree‑level qualification or equivalent experience (preferred)
• CIPS or equivalent professional qualification (advantageous)

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. 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
• '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.

Company Overview

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.