Assistant Buyer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title: Assistant Buyer
Location: Rosyth
Compensation: Band D (£29,612.00 - £35,368.00)
Role Type: Full time
Role ID: SF: 50857
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Buyer at our Rosyth site.
The role
As an Assistant Buyer you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Supporting Buyers to ensure that Babcock’s commercial position is best protected through use of agreed terms and conditions of contract and purchase orders
Day to day,
- you’ll execute the requisition to order process within agreed service levels up to a value of £2m, support Buyers to ensure that Babcock’s commercial position is best protected through use of agreed terms and conditions of contract and purchase orders,
- Support Buyers in execution of order book management and expediting processes to ensure the supply chain delivers on time to meet all Business Unit requirements and support Buyers in execution of processes, and interfaces with finance, to ensure on-time payment to suppliers.
- Support Buyers in execution of supplier on-boarding and qualification processes to ensure selected suppliers are approved and available to trade with and support Buyers to Source within existing supply agreements defined by Project Procurement and Category Management teams.
- Support Buyers to ensure that all technical and quality requirements are fully satisfied and that all material and service requirements are supplied in accordance with specifications provided
Essential experience of the Assistant Buyer
- Basic knowledge of current operational procurement techniques
- Basic knowledge of ERP systems for example, IFS, SAP, Oracle.
This role is based full time on site at Rosyth
The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance level for this role.
Our Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most 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
For the full extensive Benefits package please visit our Careers pages
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have 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.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 03/05/2023
Job Segment: Database, Oracle, ERP, CSR, SAP, Technology, Management
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Architectural & Engineering Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Assistant Buyer roles across Babcock International's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Architectural & Engineering Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £29,612 - £35,368 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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