Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Job Title:
Buyer

Location:
Rosyth, Fife – Hybrid Working Available

Compensation: £39,327 - £46,064

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

As a Buyer within our Marine Engineering & Systems business, you will play a key role in delivering strategic procurement and facilities management solutions that support complex and high‑profile projects. This is an exciting opportunity to influence project success through effective sourcing, supplier management and contract delivery, ensuring best value while minimising risk. Your work will directly contribute to critical infrastructure and operational excellence, offering excellent opportunities for professional development within a dynamic defence, aerospace and engineering environment.

• Conduct supplier due diligence and support the development of technical specifications for market engagement.
• Prepare, issue and evaluate Invitations to Tender, Requests for Quotations and Requests for Information.
• Deliver bid evaluations, commercial comparisons and recommendations that consider total cost of ownership.
• Negotiate, draft and manage contracts, amendments and extensions, including NEC4-based agreements.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and site‑specific policies and procedures.

This is a 36‑hour per week role based rid working patterns are available, with two days per week onsite.

• Demonstrable experience applying procurement and facilities management principles and best practice.
• Good understanding of contract terms and conditions, including the management of flow‑down customer requirements.
• Experience working within a facilities management or site‑based operational environment.
• Knowledge of day‑to‑day facilities management operations and commercial delivery.
• Experience using procurement systems, e‑Tendering platforms, contract management tools and cost estimation software.

• MCIPS accreditation, a relevant degree, or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience developing procurement strategies and leading complex procurement projects.
• Experience managing contract delivery within facilities management, manufacturing or related sectors.

• Knowledge of NEC4 contracts.
• Experience working within defence, engineering or major infrastructure environments.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (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 -

• 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual window to request this benefit. 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.

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 car 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: 21/07/2026