Junior Buyer; Corporate Procurement

Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life‑cycle support of state‑of‑the‑art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.

Junior Buyer (Corporate Procurement)

Job Purpose

To support the Corporate Procurement team in the delivery of day‑to‑day purchasing activities, ensuring the timely and cost‑effective supply of goods and services across the organisation. The role provides an opportunity to develop core procurement knowledge, commercial awareness, and an understanding of company procurement processes, systems, policies and supplier relationships.

Working under close supervision, the Junior Buyer performs routine procurement and administrative activities while developing technical and professional procurement skills.

Procurement Support

• Assist with sourcing activities for goods, materials and services in accordance with company procurement procedures.
• Support the preparation, creation and processing of purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Obtain and compile supplier quotations for review and evaluation.
• Follow up on purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
• Support supplier communications regarding orders, deliveries and routine enquiries.
• Assist with resolving invoice discrepancies and support the purchase‑to‑pay process.

Supplier and Contract Support

• Contribute to supplier performance monitoring and reporting activities.
• Maintain supplier records and procurement documentation.
• Support supplier onboarding and administrative processes where required.
• Assist in gathering market and supplier information to support procurement activities.

Administration and Data Management

• Maintain accurate procurement data within company systems and databases.
• Ensure procurement records, files and documentation are complete and up to date.
• Generate routine procurement reports and provide administrative support to the procurement team.
• Support compliance with procurement policies, procedures and audit requirements.

Stakeholder Support

• Build and maintain positive working relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Respond to routine procurement queries and direct more complex matters to senior team members.
• Support cross‑functional collaboration to ensure procurement requirements are met efficiently.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing procurement processes and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reporting and administrative processes.
• Support implementation of procurement best practices and standard operating procedures.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Basic analytical and problem‑solving capability.
• Collaborative and team‑oriented approach.
• Customer‑focused mindset with a willingness to learn.
• Ability to follow established procedures and processes accurately.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Basic understanding of procurement, purchasing or supply chain principles.
• Awareness of commercial and supplier management concepts.
• Exposure to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Interest in pursuing professional procurement qualifications such as CIPS.

Level Overview

Provides technical and/or business support services to operational or functional teams under close supervision. Performs routine activities requiring basic knowledge of procurement principles and a general understanding of departmental procedures and practices.

Complexity, Expertise and Problem Solving

• Learns and applies job‑specific skills to structured and routine tasks.
• Uses established procedures, processes and guidance.
• Focuses on developing competence through practical experience.
• Resolves issues of…