Procurement Specialist
Posted 3 hours 45 minutes ago by Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72642
Drive smarter supply chains that protect what matters most
As a Procurement Specialist, you'll play a vital role supporting high value infrastructure and engineering projects at HMNB Clyde. You'll ensure the right goods and services are secured at the right time, cost and quality - all while maintaining compliance, managing risk and driving value for money.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a complex, high impact environment where your expertise directly influences operational success and long term capability. You'll partner closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers, contribute to continuous improvement, and develop your commercial skills across regulated defence procurement.
Day to day responsibilities include:
- Supporting procurement activity for projects and requirements valued over £10,000, from requisition through to purchase order
- Managing supplier relationships, performance, and order books, resolving aged debt and delivery issues
- Delivering competitive tendering activities, including evaluation, scoring, negotiation and contract award
- Driving cost savings, risk mitigation and value through data analysis, due diligence and continual improvement
- Ensuring full compliance with supply chain governance, policy, contract terms and security requirements
Working 36 hours per week at HMNB Clyde. Hybrid working patterns are available to balance flexibility with on site collaboration.
Essential Experience- Working within structured supply chain or procurement processes in a regulated environment
- Applying contractual terms, supply chain clauses and governance frameworks effectively
- Using enterprise systems and tools for procurement, document control and supplier management
- Analysing data to identify efficiencies, risks and cost saving opportunities
- Conducting supplier due diligence, onboarding and ongoing performance management Qualifications
- Qualified by experience in procurement, supply chain or a commercial discipline
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who can achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ().
What we offer- 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
- 10 day special paid leave for Reservists in the armed forces
- Holiday Trading benefit: buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave during an annual window; 'Be Kind Day' for one paid day to volunteer
- Excellent development opportunities and comprehensive wellbeing programme
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header "Reasonable adjustments requirement". We're committed to an inclusive culture and are happy to discuss flexible working patterns.