Supply Chain Administrator

Cavendish Nuclear; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Supply Chain Administrator in Plymouth to provide essential administrative support within the Warships Team. This full-time role offers hybrid working with 1 day onsite. Candidates must have proven administration experience and strong organizational skills. The position offers competitive compensation and generous benefits, including a pension scheme and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP services

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading option

Paid volunteering day

Health consultations

Qualifications

• Must have proven administration experience.
• Excellent MS Office skills are essential.
• Must be a strong organiser with time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Supply Chain Procurement Specialists.
• Facilitate supplier onboarding applications.
• Liaise with suppliers for pricing.

Skills

Proven administration experience in a high-pressure environment

Excellent MS Office skills

Strong organisational abilities

Confident communicator

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade C or equivalent

NVQ Level 2 in Business and Administration or equivalent

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Supply Chain Administrator

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £26,379.00 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67095

Make a Meaningful Impact in Defence and Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Supply Chain Administrator at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.

The Role

As a Supply Chain Administrator, you’ll be at the heart of our Warships Team, providing essential administrative support that enables the successful delivery of our Supply Chain Department. This is a varied and dynamic role where your attention to detail and organisational skills will help drive operational excellence and support national defence.

Day-to-day, you’ll be supporting our Supply Chain Procurement Specialists by providing administration support that supports the current order book as well as the various future opportunities we are supporting.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating applications for supplier onboarding
• Managing security administration tasks to enable supplier access to site
• Collating information for reports and producing relevant packs
• Updating trackers using Excel and SharePoint
• Liaising with suppliers to obtain pricing and entering costs into systems

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 1 day in the office/onsite and 4 days working from home.

Essential Experience

• Proven administration experience in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• Excellent MS Office skills
• Strong organisational and time management abilities
• Confident communicator with internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

• GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade C or equivalent
• NVQ Level 2 in Business and Administration or equivalent

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role. This page also notes that many positions are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and residency history. 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 to buy/sell additional leave (annual window February–March)
• Be Kind Day: one paid day per year for volunteering
• Development opportunities and an employee assistance programme supporting wellbeing

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need 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 with flexible working options; please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 19/09/2025

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