Procurement Advisor

As a Procurement Advisor you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will play a critical role in ensuring the UK's continuous at sea deterrent availability by supporting Babcock Engineering teams procurement requirements. Day to day, you'll support the business by providing supply chain support to obtain goods and/or services whilst minimising business risk through compliance with policy and process:

• Process requisition to purchase orders on all over £10k requirements.
• Order book management, clear aged debt by liaising with supplier and end users
• Establish cost savings.
• Data Management - work on repeat purchases, identifying minimum/maximum levels and putting agreements in place.
• Supply chain advisory capacity
• Competitive tendering utilising SAP Coupa or IFS RFQ, response scoring, management of awarded supplier to conclusion, negotiation of terms and conditions.
This role is full time 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.


• Knowledge of Supply Chain processes and policies including awareness of interdependencies with adjoining processes, knowledge of core supply chain clauses.
• High level of computer literacy (MS Office) and competent in the use of IFS (or similar system), purchase order and invoice management and supplier performance management activity.
• Knowledge of due diligence processes and credit check processes for supplier on boarding.
• Knowledge in the creation of contract packs is required., We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you., The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
  
  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 Procurement Advisor at our Faslane, Helensburgh site.
  
  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 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
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.