Buyer

**Buyer**:

- Location: Ottawa, ON, CA, K1P 5E7
- Onsite or Hybrid:
**Buyer (Permanent)**

**Ottawa, Ontario**
- Expected Salary $57,508 to $86,262_

**What You Do Here Matters**

In a complex world marked by the threat of war, natural disasters, and geopolitical instability, national security has never been more important.

Babcock is an international defence company providing support and product solutions to enhance our customers’ defence capabilities and critical assets.

Our Canadian team combines their talent and expertise with deep global knowledge and experience from our operations in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australasia and Africa.

Working for us, you’ll help ensure that Canada’s critical services and assets are readily available, reliable, and capable for our defence and civil customers and contribute to Babcock’s Purpose, **‘Creating a safe and secure world, together.’**

**Be Part of Something Big.**

Babcock is a people business. Our people and customers matter most to us. Here you will experience a challenging and rewarding work environment with the support you need to deliver and thrive in your career alongside inclusive teams you respect that value your skills and dedication.

Our **Babcock Principles** create the foundation for how we deliver better outcomes for our **Culture**, **Customers** and **Communities**. By collectively embodying these Principles in all the work we do, our colleagues help make us great:

- **Be Curious** - We believe in challenging the status quo and asking, ‘how might we?’
- **Think: Outcomes** - We believe in measuring success by the results we deliver and the positive impact we make
- **Be Kind** - We believe in being kind to ourselves, kind to each other, and kind to our planet.
- **Collaborate**- We believe that Babcock is greater than the sum of its parts.
- **Be Courageous** - We believe in being brave, ambitious, and determined.
- **Own**and** Deliver** - We believe everybody has a part to play in Babcock’s and our customers’ success.
- Our people are at the heart of creating a safe and secure world. We offer a collection of programs and benefits designed to support their well-being:

- Health & Well-being
- 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums
- Our Wellness benefit promotes a work environment that supports healthy lifestyles and well-being
- Our Employee and Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) offers support and solutions for a wide range of life’s challenges
- A Maternity/Parental Leave top-up payment is available for our colleagues as their family grows
- Planning for the Future
- Babcock Canada matches a portion of earnings towards our RRSP/DPSP program. Additionally, colleagues can contribute directly to a TFSA
- Flexibility in How We Work
- This position is an agile workplace position
- An option of a compressed work schedule supports work/life interests and is an option for this position**:

- Competitive annual vacation time off and additional time off during our holiday closure
- Growth and recognition
- A comprehensive colleague recognition program and bonus program
- Training and support for professional development and professional membership dues
- In this role, you will:_- Schedule - Procure goods and services in a timely manner to meet the project schedule
- Cost - Achieve the lowest total acquisition cost and negotiate savings where possible
- Quality - Responsible for suppliers’ quality performance; engage with internal stakeholders such as engineering, technical inspectors, quality 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
- Standing Offer - The buyer may be asked to negotiate Standing Offer Agreements and/or Service Level Agreements with suppliers
- New market analysis and supply chain design in support of new business.
- Manage Supply. The buyer shall manage suppliers and will be responsible for the supplier’s relationship:
- Engage proactively with the suppliers to develop formal relationships
- Ensure that goods and services are delivered on-time; proactively identify and communicate risks to internal customers, and develop mitigation actions
- Act as the point of contact for all supplier issues pertaining to logistics, invoicing, documentation, etc.
- Support Category Management and assist in developing category/supplier strategies
- Monitor supplier performance using key performance indicators (KPI’s) and develop action plans with suppliers to generate improvements
- Identify and develop new suppliers to drive cost and schedule improvements to meet business needs
- Manage the Order Book - The buyer is responsible for the entire procurement lifecycle, including but not limited to requisition to purchase order, delivery, payment and closeout.
- Assist the Senior Buyer and the Procurement Manager as and when required with the day-to-day operation and management of the procurement activities
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