Purchasing Administrator

Purchasing Administrator

The primary purpose of this role is to process low value purchases through the management tool within strict timescales ensuring compliance with procurement process to drive best commercial value, mitigate business risk, improve sustainability impacts and meet customer expectations.

Sourcing & Purchase Management
* Leading competitive sourcing and purchase negotiations for low value processes (£250k and under) using purchase process
* Managing large volumes of processes at any one time.
* Finalising any contract requirements in relation to low value processes (exception basis only).
* Completing non-competitive purchases for low value processes using purchase process
* Engage and communicate effectively with running low value processes in line with their requirements ensuring acceptance of agreements and adoption of standard payment terms.

Skills and Attributes
* Graduate level with experience working in a commercial environment.
* Experience of using management information from ERP and Purchasing systems
* Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work with and influence suppliers and internal stakeholders at the highest level
* Ability to manage multiple projects/processes at any one time
* Strong time management and organisational skills
* Basic contract knowledge
* Strong negotiating skills
* The ability to lead and or work within cross-functional and/or virtual teams
* Strong analytical and desktop skills
* A willingness and ability to work with the minimum of supervision
* Interest in procurement

Purchasing Administrator