Senior Buyer (Permanent) Jobs

Victoria, BC or Ottawa, ON
Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.
In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services.
Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.
Babcock’s Purpose is to create a safe and secure world, together. Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. They keep us on the right course, unify the way we work and guide us towards success. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do:

• Everyone has a part to play - Own and Deliver to be successful.
• Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts,
• Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Whenever measuring success, Think: Outcomes and positive impacts.
• Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
• Challenge the status quo, Be Curious, and ask, ‘how might we?’

We encourage you to explore our Babcock Canada website to learn more about us at www.babcockcanada.com .
In this role, you will:
Support a team to provide procurement support to both existing projects and new business opportunities (as required).

• Team Support: The Senior Buyer shall provide support to the Operational Procurement Team and support the Procurement Manager in activities such as training, development and succession planning.

• Negotiate Standing Offer Agreements and/or Service Level Agreements with suppliers as required
• Perform market analysis and supply chain design in support of new business
• Quality – Responsible for suppliers’ quality performance; engage with internal stakeholders such as engineering, technical inspectors and cataloguing to resolve any technical issues that may emerge
• Follow Babcock Canada’s commercial guidelines and ensure all contracts are within the agreed terms and conditions
• Schedule – Procure goods and services in a timely manner in order to meet the project schedule
• Cost – Achieve the lowest total acquisition cost and negotiate savings where possible
• Conduct sourcing: The Senior Buyer shall gain experience in Babcock Canada’s procurement procedures and is responsible for procuring goods and services across the team within the following framework:

• Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
• You hold a Bachelor of Commerce, Economics, a degree/diploma in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Attend meetings on behalf of the Procurement Manager and close out actions
• Employee recognition and bonus programs
• Manage Supply: The Senior Buyer shall manage suppliers and will be responsible for supplier relationships:
• Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
• You have experience in industrial supply chain (considered an asset)
• Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
• Manage the Order Book: The Senior Buyer is responsible for order book management across the team (the order book covers the entire lifecycle, including but not limited to requisition to purchase order, delivery, payment and closeout)
• Ensure that goods and services are delivered on-time; advise customers (internal and external) if goods and services are late and develop mitigation actions
• You are eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance
• You have proven communication skills, both verbally and written, and are able to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
• You have experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems (such as SAP, IFS) (considered an asset)
• You have at least 4+ years of relevant experience
• Engage proactively with the suppliers to develop formal relationships
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
• Relocation assistance for individuals and families
• You are APICS, MCIPS, or SCMA qualified, or hold an equivalent Procurement qualification
• Act as the point of contact for all supplier issues pertaining to logistics, invoicing, documentation, etc.
• You are proficient with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• You have experience in sourcing and supplier selection, supplier relationship management, supplier capability assessments, supply chain risk management and negotiation/conflict resolution
• Proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, meaning that you must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Government of Canada with the final dose at least 14 days prior to your start date as well as any COVID boosters recommended by public health authorities
• Manage Supply Chain risk, as required
• Where possible, identify and develop new suppliers
• You have knowledge of commercial business practices
• Support Category Management and assist in developing category/supplier strategies
• Wellness days
• Assist the Procurement Manager as and when required with the day-to-day operation and management of the procurement activities
• Deliver and exceed customer expectations using key performance indicators (KPIs) whilst aiming for continuous improvements