Senior Supply Chain Specialist

Job Title:                     Senior Supply Chain Specialist

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           £33,900 - £42,400 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF73487

Shape resilient supply chains that support national defence

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 Senior Supply Chain Specialist at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Senior Supply Chain Specialist, you’ll play a key role in strengthening the performance and resilience of complex supply chains that support critical submarine programmes. Working within procurement and supply chain, you’ll help build a deeper understanding of supplier networks, enabling better decision-making across major defence projects.

Day-to-day, you’ll have an opportunity to work at the forefront of supply chain risk management and data-driven analysis, contributing to improved visibility, resilience, and delivery across a highly regulated and high-impact environment. You’ll collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders while developing your own expertise in supply chain operations, analytics and programme support.

• Gathering and analysing supply chain data to build a clear picture of supplier networks and dependencies


• Collaborating with internal teams and external suppliers to improve supply chain visibility and resilience


• Identifying supply chain risks and supporting mitigation strategies across programmes


• Supporting continuous improvement of supply chain mapping processes and tools


• Communicating insights and recommendations to stakeholders to support informed decision-making

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days in the office/onsite.

Essential experience of the Senior Supply Chain Specialist

• Understanding of supply chain processes, logistics, or procurement environments


• Experience working collaboratively across teams to achieve shared objectives


• Ability to analyse data and provide insight to support decision-making


• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills


• Good analytical and digital skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Qualifications for the Senior Supply Chain Specialist

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, business, or a related field - Desirable


• Working towards or interest in professional accreditation such as CIPS - desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 [email protected] 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: 09/06/2026

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