Senior Buyer

Job Title:

Senior Buyer

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Buyer at Rosyth Dockyard, near Dunfermline, Fife.

Location:

Rosyth, Fife - Hybrid Working Patterns Available Compensation: £45,284 - £52,872 Role Type:
Full time / Permanent Role  Shape the future of critical infrastructure and facilities management procurement

As a Senior Buyer, you'll play a key role in delivering strategic procurement and contract management solutions that support major facilities management and infrastructure activities across one of the UK's most important engineering and defence sites. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead complex procurement projects, influence commercial outcomes, and drive value across a diverse supply chain while supporting projects that contribute to national defence and critical infrastructure.

Working closely with project teams, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders, you'll help ensure contracts are effectively managed, risks are mitigated, and projects are delivered successfully. You'll also provide leadership and support to Buyers and an Assistant Buyer, helping develop capability across the team.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Managing complex procurement projects and sourcing activities to deliver value-for-money outcomes.
• Developing and implementing procurement and sourcing strategies for facilities management and capital investment requirements.
• Preparing tender documentation and overseeing requests for information, quotations and tenders.
• Negotiating, reviewing and managing contracts while ensuring commercial compliance and risk mitigation.
• Leading supplier engagement, performance reviews and post-tender activities to achieve quality, cost and delivery objectives.

This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week based at Rosyth Dockyard. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Essential experience of the Senior Buyer:

• Experience managing contract delivery within facilities management, construction, engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience developing procurement strategies and leading complex procurement projects.
• Strong contract management and commercial negotiation experience.
• Knowledge and practical application of facilities management procurement methods.
• Experience supervising, coaching or leading procurement team members.

Qualifications for the Senior Buyer:

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) or a relevant procurement qualification is desirable.
• Equivalent demonstrable procurement and commercial experience will also be considered.
• Experience working with NEC4 contracts would be advantageous, although training can be provided.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be 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 -  () .

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 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. This Window opens…