Supply Chain Coordinator

Job Title:                     Supply Chain Coordinator

Location:                     Devonport, Plymouth + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF74002

Keep critical operations moving build your future in a role that makes an impact

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Supply Chain Coordinator at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.

The role

As a Supply Chain Coordinator, you’ll play a vital role at the heart of our procurement operations supporting the efficient flow of materials, services, and information that keep critical defence and engineering projects on track. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment, where your attention to detail and organisational skills directly support national infrastructure and security.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Converting approved requisitions into purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and compliance with procedures


• Monitoring and managing open purchase orders, keeping system data up to date


• Resolving invoice queries promptly, working closely with finance and accounts payable teams


• Supporting Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI) reconciliation activities to maintain financial accuracy


• Collaborating with internal teams and suppliers to ensure smooth and timely procurement operations

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

Essential experience of the Supply Chain Coordinator

• Demonstrating strong attention to detail and accuracy in data handling


• Using Microsoft Office tools confidently, including Excel, Word, and Outlook


• Communicating effectively with a range of stakeholders


• Prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment


• Previous experience in a procurement or supply chain environment (preferred)

Qualifications for the Supply Chain Coordinator

• GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above


• Desirable - CIPS qualification or equivalent

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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 (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 allows you to buy or sell annual leave


• ‘Be Kind Day’ to support volunteering


• Flexible working to support your work-life balance


• A dynamic working environment with career development opportunities

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: 11/06/2026