IT Purchasing Administrator

The Travis Perkins Group is now a FTSE 100 company.

Due to the companies increasing size demand on the services offered by the IT department has grown significantly.

To that end we require a highly organised and experienced administrator to join the IT Procurement Team on a temporary basis to oversee the full life cycle of contracts within the IT Department.

This will involve the establishment and maintenance of a contracts register of all IT managed contracts, including the maintenance of up to date copies of signed agreements, including the history of the contract development and any subsequent amendments.

You will also be required to monitor spend on all contract and report accordingly feeding in to budget forecasts, entering orders, stock codes ensuring accurate delivery and invoicing.

The following are considered key accountabilities for this role:

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Manage the IT contract database, which is used to record, track and analyse every contract. Monitoring duration of contracts and deadlines for renewal.
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Manage the administration of the mobile phone contract for the whole of TP, to include new connections, upgrades, moves/changes, disconnections and cancellations.
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Provide support to make sure business between TP and its IT suppliers is running smoothly. Resolve any minor conflicts or infringements arising from existing contracts.
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Process sales/purchase orders and monitor all IT spend and ensure that it is within contractual agreements. Alert management to any spend that fails to meet contracted parameters or where procedures have not been followed.
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Provide excellent customer service to internal and external customer base, managing high level of demand, and be able to prioritise based on requirements

The successful candidate must have experience within a similar contracts administration position, ideally within a procurement function.

We also require an individual who is capable of working autonomously, with the ability to prioritise a range of tasks whilst working to deadlines. You must be able to think on your feet and make decisions, therefore you must possess excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

You will need to be an exceptional communicator, able to build and maintain relationships with members of other IT teams.