Your new company
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a well-established manufacturing organisation. This 12-month fixed-term contract provides an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience within a fast-paced procurement function supporting a diverse range of business activities.

Your new role
As Purchasing Administrator, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operation of a busy procurement function. While the role has a strong administrative focus, the team are keen to recruit someone who can bring fresh ideas, challenge existing processes and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.Alongside managing purchasing-related administration, you'll be responsible for maintaining accurate records and databases, analysing data, producing reports, and supporting the team with information required to make informed commercial decisions. A significant proportion of the role involves working with Excel to update data, generate reports and provide meaningful insights to stakeholders.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious administrator who enjoys problem-solving, takes ownership of their workload and is looking to develop their career within a global organisation.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing customer pricing enquiries and coordinating responses with suppliers.
• Producing reports and supporting the monitoring of supplier agreements and volume commitments.
• Maintaining accurate procurement and supplier information within internal systems.
• Supporting supplier onboarding and data management activities in line with company procedures.
• Investigating invoice discrepancies and assisting with the resolution process.
• Providing administrative support for cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinating meetings, maintaining records and supporting day-to-day team operations.
• Assisting with onboarding and knowledge sharing for new team members.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you'll be a highly organised and proactive administrator who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and thrives when managing multiple priorities. You'll be comfortable working to tight deadlines, handling challenging situations professionally, and maintaining a high level of accuracy while supporting a busy operational function.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Previous administrative experience within a commercial, operational, supply chain, purchasing or manufacturing environment.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to create pivot tables, graphs, reports and formulas.
• Experience managing and maintaining databases, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload.
• Confidence working under pressure and meeting competing deadlines.
• A proactive approach to identifying process improvements and suggesting new ways of working.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• A team-focused attitude with a willingness to support colleagues across the wider function.
• Experience using ERP systems such as SAP would be advantageous but is not essential.

What you'll get in return
In return, you'll join a global organisation that values collaboration, development and employee growth. You'll gain exposure to a broad range of procurement activities while working alongside experienced professionals within a supportive team environment.

• 12-month fixed-term contract with a respected international organisation.
• Opportunity to develop procurement and supply chain experience.
• Collaborative and supportive team culture.
• Exposure to a fast-paced, commercial environment.
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning.
• Competitive salary of £26,800 and benefits package.
• Hybrid working and free parking

What you need to do now

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