Assistant Buyer 52 Weeks FTC

Location:Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Assistant Buyer 52 Weeks FTC
Location: Rosyth + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £ 33,068.00- £39,496.00+ Benefits
Role Type: 52 Weeks FTC
Role ID: SF59024

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, come and join our dynamic Procurement Team as the Assistant Buyer at our Rosyth site.

The role
Babcock is seeking a talented and dedicated Assistant Buyer to support our E&MS Procurement & Supply Management team. As the Assistant Buyer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth and efficient execution of the requisition-to-pay process within a defined scope and aligned with requistioner delegation of authority. Objectives for this role will include execution of established supply agreements; requisition to order conversion, order book management, expediting and payment and maintaining the quality of the demand from Business Unit’s projects

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Execute the requisition-to-order process within agreed service levels, up to £2m.
• Support Buyers in contract management, order book management, and expediting to meet business requirements.
• Assist in supplier on-boarding and qualification processes.
• Ensure compliance with technical and quality requirements.
• Maintain accurate master data.

This role is fixed terms contract over 52 weeks 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Assistant Buyer:

• Basic knowledge of current operational procurement techniques
• Basic knowledge of ERP systems for example, IFS, SAP, Oracle.
• Excellent oral communication skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Team-oriented and collaborative approach.

Qualifications for the Assistant Buyer:

• Qualified to NQ level or equivalent through work experience
• Willingness to study towards MCIPS or equivalent professional qualifications

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 Digi Care+
• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 18/11/2024
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