Materials Planner

Babcock Canada Inc.; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense operations company in Plymouth is seeking a Materials Planner to coordinate material requirements, ensuring timely delivery across multiple work packages. The ideal candidate will have experience in stock control, proficiency in software like SAP, and a minimum NVQ Level 2 qualification. This full-time role offers a chance to grow within a complex engineering environment while contributing to vital defense projects. Competitive benefits include a matched contribution pension scheme and access to health consultations.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in stock control or inventory administration.
• Proficiency using software such as MS Office and SAP.
• Understanding of supply chain processes from demand through to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance teams by identifying and coordinating material requirements for planned operational work.
• Plan and sequence materials for spares, repairs and non-conforming items.
• Ensure timely delivery of materials to operational teams.
• Assist in identifying correct material quality and quantity.
• Oversee critical and strategic spares.

Skills

Stock control experience

Inventory administration proficiency

MS Office skills

SAP knowledge

Understanding supply chain processes

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG. The role is onsite at Devonport with set working times Monday to Friday, totaling 35 hours per week. Onsite or Hybrid:

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF71057

Build your career supporting vital defence operations

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Materials Planner at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.

The role

As a Materials Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will become a key link between commercial, engineering, construction, supply chain and project delivery teams. By coordinating materials planning and sequencing activities, you’ll help ensure we have the right components, in the right place, at the right time. It’s a role that will strengthen your experience across supply chain, planning and operations, offering meaningful career growth and exposure to complex engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance teams by identifying and coordinating material requirements for planned operational work
• Plan and sequence materials for spares, repairs and non-conforming items to meet inventory and demand targets
• Ensure timely delivery of materials to operational teams across multiple work packages
• Assist in identifying correct material quality, quantity and status to meet maintenance commitments
• Oversee critical and strategic spares, including identification, procurement and inventory management

The role is based onsite at Devonport.

Essential experience

• Experience in stock control or inventory administration
• Proficiency using software such as MS Office and SAP
• Understanding of supply chain processes from demand through to delivery

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration, Logistics, Warehousing or equivalent experience in materials planning

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 - GOV.UK (www.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 shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading enables buying/selling additional leave (annual window Feb–Mar)
• Be Kind Day: one paid day per year for volunteering

About Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. We’re building a future that lasts — with meaningful careers and a focus on work-life balance. We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] 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.

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