Procurement Assistant

4 weeks ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom Crowe UK Full time

About Crowe

Crowe is a leading national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm with global reach and local expertise. We are an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world, with access to more than 40,000 people in over 140 countries and across more than 800 offices globally.


Our vision is to be recognised as essential to the future success of our clients by helping them to answer tomorrow’s questions, and make smart decisions that have lasting value through the highest quality audit, tax, advisory and risk services.


Crowe is where talented people can realise their potential, are successful and enjoy what they do by making a positive difference to our clients, communities and each other.


At Crowe, our aim is to create a community where regardless of gender, identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, education or background, everyone is valued, can flourish and achieve their full potential.


The role;

You will play a key role in supporting the company’s procurement processes, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and compliance with company policies and regulations. Your day-to-day duties will include:

  • Maintaining relationships with varying stakeholders and departments throughout the business, ensuring Procurement supports their purchasing, supplier management, negotiation, and supplier risk management needs. This includes Request for Proposal preparation support, tender review, contract review, supplier vetting, and a view on sustainability.
  • Supporting success of ongoing procurement projects that repeat annually, policy review, training and development of tools. Help with external reports such as Modern Slavery, and Sustainability report, and ensure that internal and external website procurement areas are effectively managed and kept up to date to ensure the business is educated of Procurement activities and supply chain risks.
  • Support education needs for the business through maintaining the procurement hub and associated documents.
  • Maintenance of spend and contract tracker and contract repository, ensuring all contracts are properly reviewed with a procurement lens.
  • Working closely with the wider finance team on spending and transaction analysis, ensuring the business are aware of supplier activity, spend leakage and non-compliance with policies. Maintenance and publication of procurement reports to necessary stakeholders on spend and transaction.
  • Maintaining healthy relationships with key suppliers delivering continuous program support – Access, IT and tech providers.


Desirable skills include;

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Experience in a purchasing, procurement or supply chain role.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong understanding of procurement processes and best practices.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.


Why choose Crowe?

At Crowe we understand that it is often the culture and values of a firm that are most important when looking for a new workplace.


Whether you’re working in statutory audit, corporate tax or you’re a marketing or HR specialist, we place our people at the centre of everything that we do; promoting a collaborative, inclusive and friendly culture while remaining passionate about supporting and developing our people as they build their careers. We listen to our people and adapt to their changing needs alongside the needs of our growing business. We invest in our people to help them be the best they can be.


We value new ideas and innovation, and welcome people who are committed to making a difference by delivering excellent services to our people, clients and communities.

At Crowe, you will find the specialist knowledge, the resources and the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career, with continued learning and development, highly competitive salaries and flexible benefits.


We want to create the best environment for our people to grow and thrive and recognise the importance of offering a flexible approach to our working environment, which we would be happy to discuss with you further.


Crowe is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in recruitment and employment. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, driving effectiveness in our teams and providing our clients with a quality service.


Entry and progression within the firm is determined solely by the application of objective criteria, personal performance and merit which is supported by a clearly defined career pathway..


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