Purchasing Officer / Procurement Officer

Purchasing Officer / Procurement Officer 

ALcontrol Laboratories is Europe’s largest independent provider of laboratory testing services for the environmental, construction, food and associated sectors. 

Each year, ALcontrol carries out millions of test procedures on soils, water, food, oil and air, providing the detailed results that enable companies to manage business operations effectively, whilst complying with the latest international and national legislation and standards. 

Position: Procurement Officer 
Location: Hawarden, Wales 
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. 
Salary: circa £26,400per annum 

About the Role: 
They are currently recruiting for a Purchasing Officer / Procurement Officer to work within the Procurement team at Hawarden. The position would report to the UK Procurement Manager. Within this role you will make independent decisions regarding sourcing and resourcing activities, reduction of supply base and standardisation of products, and contribute towards cost saving achievements on a daily basis. 

You will also be responsible for the maintenance of database integrity including all requisitions, orders, invoices and returns ensuring accuracy across all sites and provide support and training for IFS database service users. In addition you will drive towards cost and product reduction within preferred supplier sourcing activity, and make independent decisions in regards to sourcing unknown parts. 

Furthermore you will provide support and assistance to the Procurement Manager in strategic activities including cost saving, supplier assessment, product standardisation, contract negotiation and supply chain management. 

About You: 
It is essential for the successful candidate to have basic procurement knowledge, ideally with Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply professional qualifications. Possession of a full driving license is essential, and applicants must be computer literate with knowledge and experience of windows software packages. 

Candidates must have excellent attention to detail and be able to work under pressure to strict deadlines. Team working and good communication skills are required as this role will have contact with people at all levels of the business. 

In addition you must be able to prioritise own workload to meet set targets with excellent organisational skills. 

You may have experience of the following: Purchasing Officer, CIPS, Procurement Executive, Buying, Purchasing, Buyer, Supply Chain, Procurement Officer etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Easy Web Recruitment, the UK`s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by Easy Web Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.