Strategic Sourcing Officer

Overview

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Strategic Sourcing Officer.

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67254

Role: Strategic Sourcing Officer

This role involves developing strategic sourcing approaches that drive effective contract delivery and foster strong supplier relationships, ensuring timely and reliable material support for both Authority and Babcock Workshop customers.

Responsibilities

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

• Support the development and implementation of sourcing strategies to deliver financial, operational, and contractual benefits
• Provide data analytics on demand, spend, suppliers, markets, and business performance to inform sourcing decisions
• Contribute to procurement activities across Consumables, Repairs, and Workshops
• Deliver high-quality data and strategic input aligned with key sourcing documents, including the Contract Let Plan, Price Expiry Report, and Limit of Liability Report
• Enable informed decision-making through accurate analysis and alignment with Strategic Sourcing objectives

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days on site at DSG Donnington, Shropshire and the remaining days working from home.

Essential experience

• Strong capability in data modelling, analysis, reporting, and supplier strategy development
• Skilled in detailed quotation analysis and cost challenge negotiations
• Proven leadership experience in managing high-performing teams
• Background in highly regulated environments
• Familiarity with public procurement regulations (desirable)

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified or possesses equivalent relevant experience (desirable)
• Holds or working towards MCIPS Level 4 or equivalent professional accreditation (desirable)

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 ().

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
• 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 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

About Babcock

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. 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 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.