Procurement Assistant

Salary: £26,000 – £30,000 per year

Climb Recruitment are proud to be working with a leading company in the Sheffield area

Role: Procurement Coordinator

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Conducting research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality.

* Liaising with estimating colleagues for guidance on tenders required and liaising with suppliers where appropriate.

* Liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers on new innovations and product updates.

* Attending meetings and taking minutes and using them as reference for the future.

* Identifying potential new suppliers, building and maintaining good relationships with them.

* Producing reports and statistics indicating purchasing trends and maximising buying opportunities.

* Ensuring suppliers are aware of our business objectives, current and future.

* Raising purchase orders for elements of purchasing across all areas of the business

* Obtaining approvals where relevant and in line with company purchasing policy

* Checking order confirmation detail (part codes, prices, quantity, delivery addresses) and correcting if necessary

* Checking values on order confirmations to ensure that no issues are encountered throughout the finance functions

* Control the hiring of plant and monitor product quality and service levels from all suppliers and noting any issues on PICS

* Checking accuracy of information on requisitions before placing orders with suppliers

* Ensuring orders have been received by suppliers and that goods can be delivered on time

* Passing key information onto relevant third parties and colleagues as and when necessary

* Attending meetings when required to do so, in order to look for continuous improvement

* Uploading new products onto Greentree and maintain accuracy of the existing list of inventory including but not limited to fit rates and nett prices

SKILL SET REQUIREMENTS

*  Strong interpersonal skills

*  Good administration skills;

*  Respect the importance of confidentiality,

*  Good organising skills;

*  Analytical skills;

*  Attention to detail and high level of accuracy

*  Strong database, spreadsheet, word processing and Excel skills.

*  A high level of numeracy