Procurement Co-ordinator

**Do you work to explore a career in procurement?**

The PA Media Group are looking for a Procurement Coordinator, this is a fixed term opportunity covering parental leave.

You don’t need to have previous procurement experience and you’ll be responsible for facilitating the purchase of all internal, direct, and indirect spend.

The purpose of the role is to reduce the risk of unauthorised or unnecessary purchases and ensure process compliance.

You’ll learn some valuable procurement skills while providing administrative support to business units during the procurement process, allowing for a smoother running department.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Day to day you can expect to:_
- Managing a portfolio of low valued contracts.
- Providing a single point of contact for processing and recording internal purchases.
- Supporting the business making requests by engaging with Subject Matter Expert and vendor.
- Ensuring key data supporting each order is collected.
- Validating data provided by the business unit.
- Highlighting unfavourable terms for negotiation, monitoring changes to prices, and revising specifications.
- Escalating risks - such as purchases without contracts or inflated costs - to the appropriate senior.
- Communicating the progress of orders.

**What we need from you**
- Competent user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook etc).
- Previous administration experience.
- Experience in a procurement role would be beneficial but isn’t essential.
- Good attention to detail and well organised

**What we offer in return**

In return for your commitment, you’ll join a supportive team and the chance to develop experience in procurement. The team are trusted to work in a hybrid way splitting their team between the office in Howden and from home.

**Benefits**
- 5 weeks holiday in addition to 8 public holidays
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Cycle 2 work scheme
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Training & development
- Recruitment referral scheme
- PA Media Group awards
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing Day

**Inclusion**

We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment and as well as your skills and experience we’re also focused on who you are and what else you can bring. We recognise the importance of a healthy work life balance and positively encourage agile working.

**Why wait?