Procurement Administrator

Procurement Administrator, permanent role, £27,000 per year, Mon to Fri, 37 hours per week. Caerphilly area.
Your new company
An award-winning manufacturer and distributor based in the Caerphilly area.
Your new role

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide a supporting role for strategic procurement projects, assisting in taking a project from initial definition through feasibility, execution and implement to a successful conclusion.
- Efficient management of projects to deliver the agreed benefits within set timescales whilst working on several projects simultaneously.
- Accurate analysis of organisational component specification requirements, purchase volumes and cost.
- Preparation of comprehensive tender documents and the analysis of supplier proposals.
- Ensure that team colleagues, divisional and external contacts are kept informed of project progress.
- Assess potential supplier capabilities to company standards of capacity, competence, and culture; and routinely re-evaluate existing critical suppliers to timetable.
- Maintain the company price system, managing day-to-day queries and supporting the Purchasing team with supplier-related issues.
- Provide excellent customer service to customers and colleagues alike.
- Occasional visits to supplier sites in the UK and overseas.
What you'll need to succeed
Essential:

- Ability to work independently using initiative.
- Commercially aware and able to grasp technical concepts.
- Confident to negotiate and persuade others.
- Able to build good working relationships with colleagues and suppliers.
- Experience of IT packages (Microsoft Excel or equivalent), in particular handling large sets of data using formulae, pivot tables, charts etc.
What you'll get in return
This is a permanent role paying £27,000 per year plus benefits. This role is office-based initially, with a view to moving to a hybrid model once you have completed your training. Hours of work are Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4.30pm, and 8am to 1pm on a Friday.37 hour working week.
What you need to do now
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.