Purchase Admin Warmley Bristol
Salary range
£25-28k
Job Description
Job Purpose
The Procurement Administrator will assist the Procurement Team relating to the purchase of materials, plant and services to ensure the operational efficiency of the business and that costs are managed, maintained and improved.
You will be instrumental in liaising and communicating with engineers for the purchase of materials and services across all contracts from the start through to completion and other responsibilities and tasks that support the processes around procurement.
Person Specification
You will need to be a good communicator with a good work ethic and a desire to go the extra mile in order to get the job done.
Be highly motivated and able to work well both individually and within a team and at certain times be able to deal with a heavy workload and demonstrate good organisation skills. Be I.T literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office/Excel.
You will show a willingness to learn how to procure materials, goods and services to programme and to the commercial advantage of the company.
Previous experience of working in the plumbing merchant industry would be extremely advantageous especially from a trade counter background.
Main Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities
1. Collation and Placement of Material Orders as required for operational departments/Engineers in line with company procedure and ensuring all information is provided, taking into consideration cost and availability.
2. Updating Material Specifications and liaising with Merchants and other Suppliers.
3. Updating New Build Site Sheets on One Drive and maintain the Material Forecast Sheets.
4. Make and receive telephone calls and emails from field-based Engineers in relation to procurement of Materials, Goods and Services.
5. Make and receive telephone calls and emails from Suppliers in relation to procurement of Materials, Goods and Services.
6. Provide assistance to the other members of the Procurement Team and other ad-hoc duties as and when required.
7. Comply with the Company Health and Safety, Quality and Environment Policies at all times.
Key Challenges
• Maintaining the smooth operation of all procurement activity within the company on a daily basis taking into consideration operational requirements, absence, supplier lead times, Engineer requirements and month end deadlines.
• Developing effective and efficient procurement processes in line with the CRM system.
Key Relationships
• Procurement Team Leader
• Administration Team Leaders
• Operational Managers
• Contract Managers
• Engineers
Decision Making Authority
• Day to day decisions on how best to manage the on-going tasks and workload.
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