Senior Buyer - Facilities & Infrastructure Procurement Lead

Babcock International; Dunfermline, Rosyth, Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Digital GP

Health check

Life assurance

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior Buyer at Rosyth Dockyard near Dunfermline, Fife, with hybrid working patterns. The role focuses on delivering strategic procurement and contract management across facilities management and infrastructure projects at a major UK site.

You will lead complex procurement, develop sourcing strategies, manage tender processes, and oversee contract delivery while supporting a procurement team. Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering procurement and contract management on facilities management and infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to develop procurement strategies and lead complex sourcing.
• Strong contract management and commercial negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of facilities management procurement methods.
• Experience supervising or leading procurement teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing complex procurement projects and sourcing activities to deliver value-for-money outcomes.
• Developing procurement and sourcing strategies for facilities management and capital investment requirements.
• Preparing tender documentation and overseeing RFIs, quotations and tenders.
• Negotiating and managing contracts with compliance and risk mitigation.
• Leading supplier engagement and post-tender activities to meet quality, cost and delivery objectives.

Skills

Procurement strategy development

Contract management

Negotiation

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CIPS membership or procurement qualification desirable

Tools

NEC4 contracts knowledge

Job description

Babcock is seeking a Senior Buyer at Rosyth Dockyard near Dunfermline, Fife, with hybrid working patterns. The role focuses on delivering strategic procurement and contract management across facilities management and infrastructure projects at a major UK site.

You will lead complex procurement, develop sourcing strategies, manage tender processes, and oversee contract delivery while supporting a procurement team. Security clearance is required.