Job Title: Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire (Hybrid Working Arrangements)
Compensation: £40,000 - £50,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74170
Shape Supply Chains That Power Critical National Projects
The Role
As a Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in delivering end-to-end procurement, supply chain, and logistics solutions that directly support critical nuclear and defence projects. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how complex programmes are delivered—ensuring the right materials, partners, and strategies are in place to keep operations running safely, efficiently, and on time.
You will collaborate across teams and with external suppliers to create integrated supply chain strategies, drive value, and reduce risk. The role is full time, 37 hours per week, based at the Leicester site with a flexible hybrid working pattern available.
Day-to-day responsibilities
* Deliver the full procurement lifecycle, from strategy development to contract implementation and supplier management
* Manage supplier relationships, performance, and sourcing activities to ensure operational success
* Support the development of supply chain strategies that align with project and business requirements
* Drive continuous improvement across logistics and material flow processes
* Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external partners to add value and mitigate risk
Essential experience
* Demonstrating experience working in cross-functional teams with strong stakeholder engagement skills
* Applying knowledge of end-to-end sourcing and supplier management processes
* Managing supply arrangements, supplier performance, and delivery scheduling
* Interpreting and applying contract terms, including drafting subcontract agreements
* Showing familiarity with NEC contract models (desirable)
Qualifications
* Hold a recognised professional procurement or supply chain qualification (such as CIPS or MCIPS), or working towards one
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain UK - Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
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 FeesReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading allows UK Cavendish 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
EEO & Disability
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 careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.
Closing date: 18/06/2026
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