Buyer

Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and in offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 hundred years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life cycle support of state-of-the-art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.

Job Description

• Buyer
• Location: Methil, Fife
• About the Role

Navantia UK is looking for an organised and motivated Buyer to join our growing Procurement Team in Methil. You’ll play a key role in coordinating supplier engagement and ensuring the efficient delivery of materials and services that keep our projects running smoothly.

What You’ll Do

As a Buyer, you will

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Convert requisitions into purchase orders accurately and promptly.
• Maintain the continuous supply of goods and materials, identifying and resolving any potential risks to operations.
• Research and evaluate opportunities to improve value and reduce costs.
• Prepare and deliver regular procurement reports.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and processes.
• Contribute ideas to enhance operational efficiency and support continuous improvement.
• Support the Procurement Manager with contract negotiations, supplier reviews, and performance management.
• Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with suppliers to ensure collaboration and reliability.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working within a procurement team, ideally in heavy industry, marine, manufacturing, or construction.
• CIPS qualification (or working towards) preferred but not essential.
• Understanding of procurement law, contracts, and supplier management.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience using ERP systems.
• Knowledge of the local supply chain is advantageous.

Why Join Us?

At Navantia UK, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, quality, and performance. We’re committed to supporting your professional development and creating opportunities for growth as we deliver some of the UK’s most exciting engineering and shipbuilding projects.

Apply now and help shape the future of UK shipbuilding.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity: We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. To ensure equal opportunities for all candidates, we commit to a fair and unbiased recruitment process at every stage. This includes ensuring hiring managers are aware of legislation, providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, and actively seeking to eliminate any form of discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Our goal is to create a recruitment environment where every candidate feels valued and has an equal chance to succeed.

• Competitive base pay
• Company pension
• 31 days holiday
• Life assurance
• Health Care Cash Plan

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.

***Please note as part of the onboarding process all candidates will need to complete BPSS security clearance***

We are an Opening Doors employer, committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Our approach, shaped by our values of service, trust, excellence, agility, dedication, and you, we focus on removing barriers and recognising potential. We are committed to fairness at every stage, including providing reasonable adjustments and actively working to eliminate discrimination.

We believe talent is everywhere, and by widening access to opportunity and welcoming diverse experiences, we aim to create a workplace where every person feels valued and has an equal chance.

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.