Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist

We Served; Bristol; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent defense contractor is seeking a Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist in Bristol. This full-time role involves leading sourcing strategies, managing supplier negotiations, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have strong procurement experience and excellent communication skills. The position offers competitive compensation between £37,000 to £45,000 along with a range of benefits, including a matched pension scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an end-to-end procurement role, including leading tenders and supplier negotiations.
• Strong commercial understanding of supplier contracts and risk management.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage conflict and challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for key spend categories.
• Oversee end-to-end procurement processes and ensure compliance.
• Act as the UK MOD’s procurement agent.
• Negotiate supplier terms and conditions.
• Drive operational improvements and maintain strong supplier relationships.

Skills

End-to-end procurement experience

Supplier negotiation

Strong commercial understanding

Excellent communication skills

Conflict management

Job description

Job Title: Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol

Compensation: £37,000 - £45,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70785

Drive strategic sourcing and supplier excellence

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist at our Bristol site.

The role

As a Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist, you’ll lead the delivery of strategic sourcing and supplier management activity within the Through Life Equipment Support (TLES) business. This hands-on role supports the operational delivery of the White Fleet service contract as it enters its next phase under the Phoenix 3 agreement. You’ll have the opportunity to influence supplier relationships, drive operational improvements, and contribute to a global procurement function that leverages best-in-class systems and networks.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for key spend categories such as Vehicle Leasing, Hire, and Transport Services
• Oversee end-to-end procurement processes and ensure compliance with public procurement regulations and Babcock governance
• Act as the UK MOD’s procurement agent, managing complex sourcing and contract activities
• Negotiate supplier terms and conditions to manage risk and deliver value
• Drive operational improvements and maintain strong supplier relationships.

This role is full time working 37.5 hours per week and is based on site, in Bristol.

Essential experience of the Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist:

• Proven experience in an end-to-end procurement role, including leading tenders and supplier negotiations
• Strong commercial understanding of supplier contracts and risk management
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage conflict and challenging situations.

Qualifications for the Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist:

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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
• 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 February through to March annually.
• ‘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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has 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.

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

Closing date: 27/01/2026