Senior Buyer — Hybrid, Facilities & Capital Projects

weServed; Rosyth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health services

Job summary

Babcock at Rosyth Dockyard, near Dunfermline, Fife, is looking for a Senior Buyer to deliver strategic procurement and contract management for facilities management and capital projects. The role leads complex procurement, influences commercial outcomes, and supports a diverse supply chain within one of the UK's key engineering and defence sites.

You will work with project teams, suppliers and stakeholders, manage contracts, mitigate risk, and lead a small team of buyers.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering procurement strategies for facilities management and capital investments.
• Strong contract management and commercial negotiation experience.
• Experience leading procurement projects and supervising team members.

Responsibilities

• Managing complex procurement projects and sourcing activities to deliver value-for-money outcomes.
• Developing and implementing procurement strategies for facilities management and capital investments.
• Preparing tender documentation and overseeing RFIs, requests for information, quotations and tenders.
• Negotiating, reviewing and managing contracts while ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.
• Leading supplier engagement, performance reviews and post-tender activities to achieve objectives.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Contract management

Project leadership

Negotiation

Facilities management procurement

Education

CIPS membership

Job description

Babcock at Rosyth Dockyard, near Dunfermline, Fife, is looking for a Senior Buyer to deliver strategic procurement and contract management for facilities management and capital projects. The role leads complex procurement, influences commercial outcomes, and supports a diverse supply chain within one of the UK's key engineering and defence sites.

You will work with project teams, suppliers and stakeholders, manage contracts, mitigate risk, and lead a small team of buyers.