Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer - Rosyth, Fife

Shape the future of defence and engineering through smarter procurement. 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, near Dunfermline, Fife. Joining Babcock means becoming part of an organisation at the heart of the UK’s defence, maritime, aerospace and engineering sectors. Our people play a critical role in protecting communities, supporting national infrastructure and ensuring operational readiness — and procurement sits at the centre of that mission.

The Role

As a Senior Buyer, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering efficient, high-quality procurement services that directly support complex engineering and defence programmes. Reporting to the Operational Procurement Manager, you’ll lead the execution of the requisition‑to‑pay process across a defined scope, ensuring value, performance and compliance at every stage.

This is a role where your expertise will truly matter. You’ll manage significant spend, influence supplier performance, and support major programmes that contribute to national security. Alongside this, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your leadership capability, shape processes, and build a long‑term career within a global organisation that invests in its people.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Managing the end‑to‑end requisition‑to‑pay process, including order placement, expediting and post‑order management.
• Driving improvements in procurement performance, lead times, delivery metrics and invoice accuracy.
• Developing and managing supplier relationships, including performance, risk and opportunity planning.
• Producing ITT documentation, evaluations and robust contractual agreements.
• Collaborating closely with Category Management and Project Procurement teams to support business priorities.

This is a full‑time, permanent role, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at Rosyth. Hybrid working patterns are available, balancing on‑site collaboration with flexibility.

Essential Experience:

• Working as a procurement professional within a complex or regulated environment.
• Using ERP systems such as IFS, SAP or Oracle, including e‑procurement tools.
• Managing contracts, negotiations and commercial terms and conditions.
• Prioritising multiple requirements with strong attention to detail.
• Engaging confidently with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Degree‑level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• MCIPS, studying towards MCIPS, or an equivalent professional qualification (desirable but not essential).

Security Clearance:

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.

What We Offer:

Babcock offers a comprehensive benefits package including a generous holiday allowance, matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance, access to a Digital GP, employee share scheme, and an employee shopping savings portal. We also provide payment of Professional Fees, special paid leave for reservists, holiday trading options, and a 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering. Enjoy excellent development opportunities and an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. We are 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: 05/06/2026