Procurement Specialist - Purchasing Team

The purpose of this role is to build up strong and trusting relationships with suppliers to ensure a consistency in delivery and agreed price. The role requires strategic thinking in understanding current and operational usage and actioning accordingly.

Key Responsibilities

· Ensuring each purchase is looked at commercially and procured correctly for cost and quality.

· Chasing suppliers to ensure that the materials are received, monitoring and organising the replacement materials for any rejected items

· General administration duties

· Rejects and organises the supply of replacement materials and return of rejected materials

· All employees may on occasions be reasonably requested to undertake assignments that may fall outside of their normal working hours.

• Ensure price files are kept up to date
• Run daily stock reports
• Deal with office consumables orders
• Document Control
• Order office consumables
• Create part numbers on Sage
• Assist with other tasks within the purchasing department when required

Skills/Experience

· Qualification in Business or Administration is desirable

· Previous experience in buying environment

· PC literate with experience of using MS Office (Office, SAGE, MRP, CRM)

· Excellent communication skills and a clear telephone manner are essential

· Team player and willing to assist colleagues when required

· Possess good organizational skills and have the ability to prioritise effectively

· Excellent negotiating skills

· Being self motivated, proactive and dynamic

· Be an analytical thinker

· Be able to risk manage effectively

· Be flexible to meet demands of the role

Hours and benefits

Full time, 37.75 hours

25 days plus stats

Pension

Health cash plan

Life insurance x 3 times salary

Plus up to 10% bonus based on company performance.