Procurement Specialist

**Procurement Specialist - Gourock - Permanent - £36,000 - £42,000**

ARM are delighted to be supporting a leading Maritime business with the recruitment of a Procurement Specialist on a permanent basis.

**Responsibilities**
- Responsibility for all technical purchases from suppliers located out with the UK.
- Provide administration support for the commercial aspects of the relationship with the supplier.
- Serve as primary purchasing contact for technical purchase requestors, ashore and afloat, in support of fleet of vessels.
- Handle all enquiries for spare parts and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) materials from technical purchase requestors.
- Drive continuous improvement in supplier performance for cost, quality, and delivery to ensure company operations are successfully supported and service levels improve year-on-year.
- Manage purchase order pricing, including scheduled reviews and updates based on Framework pricing agreements; resolve invoicing/payment issues as needed; monitor critical input costs such as currency exchange rates.
- Support actions led by the Logistics Manager or Supplier & Contracts Managers in resolving supplier delivery or quality problems.
- The provision of timely reporting and support to technical purchasers and Technical Suppliers and Logistics Managers for on-going sourcing activities, delivery lead times and supply KPI's.
- Support Procurement work scope within the overall team, including addressing regulated and non-regulated spend.
- Accountability for updating the Procurement Register and associated management reports for the allocated area of responsibility

**Requirements**:

- Studying towards (or a willingness to) full membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.
- Experience in a technical, or engineering, procurement environment.
- Experience of managing international procurement, including knowledge of imports and exports, and logistics.
- Experience of delivering procurements within a regulated environment.
- Excellent data analysis abilities and software skills, including Microsoft Excel, proficient with Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint and Power BI

For more information contact Dan on or 02392 228211

This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.

Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.