Junior Buyer

About The Role
Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. We are seeking a proactive and motivated Junior Buyer to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their skills in procurement and grow within a cutting edge Company.

Junior Buyer will be based at our Barnstpale site. This role allows for flexible working

The salary for this role is up to £25k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing 

• Supporting the Senior Buyer & Buyers with daily procurement tasks
• Expediting purchase orders for the business
• Data entry into the company's ERP system Processing internal administration of purchase requisitions

About our company
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.
We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer 
At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:  

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements 
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell 
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual 
• Half day Fridays 
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave 

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program 
• All Staff Bonus 
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Canada Life GP and financial advice
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites 
• Private seated lunch areas 
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages 
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision 
• Free onsite parking 

The skills you need

• Possess a Proactive Attitude
• Excellent communication and team working skills,
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Strong Problem solving skills
• Understanding of procurement, building strong supplier relationships
• Good IT skills
• Experience within either a Defence/Manufacturing/engineering environment

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly-Ann Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on . Or reach out to us on .