Procurement Specialist - Malvern, United Kingdom - IDS INDATA

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Job title

Procurement Specialist

Role description

At IDS INDATA we're motivated by the exciting prospects and unexplored opportunities technology provides.

We work with business leaders to support the growth, diversification and profitability of their business, fully aligning IT strategies to business needs and goals.

We firmly believe technology is a positive catalyst for change that can unleash innovation and reinvent the way business is done.

Our aim is to become THE business partner, globally.

Our success relies on creating a positive and innovative working environment, with a culture that encourages every individual to make a real personal difference through hard work, developing and pushing the boundaries of what is possible, whilst building strong relationships and a determination always to inspire the best in ourselves and our colleagues.

We succeed as one team with shared values; honesty, integrity and trust.

We celebrate the unique contribution of each individual and our focus is always to understand the individual, create an environment where each team member can express themselves, achieve their aspirations, and build long-term, fulfilling careers that contribute to mutual success.

As a procurement specialist, you will work within the wider operations team and be a pillar to successful project implementation.

You will engage with clients, distributors and vendors to ensure projects delivery and profitability. You will work in partnership with all areas of the business to achieve and excel customer expectations.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking for a challenging role that will highlights their skills and fulfil their ambitions.

You will

• Generate and issue both sales orders and purchase orders within SLA.
• Carry out vendor risk assessments and first contract reviews.
• Analyse purchase options based on price, availability and requirement.
• Maintain file structures and systems with weekly checks.
• Always look for ways to improve on profitability utilising daily exchange rates.
• Maintain and utilise stock and have hands on experience within the warehouse
• Analyse and book all aspects of travel including any entry requirements.
• Ensure travel bookings meet engineer, project and quality and profit requirements.
• Manage your workload/cases on salesforce
• Check PPE requirements and ensure the travellers are equipped.
• Have regular checkpoints with travellers through the trip to ensure they are safe
• Escalate any issues and work with the travel manager for prompt resolution.

You'll need

• Excellent time management & organisational skills
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• A firm but fair approach to problems and rate negotiations.
• Understanding of the key concepts of procurement
• Around 5 years of relevant business experience
• Moderate understanding of technology/technical terminology
• Advanced skillset in the Microsoft packages (Excel, Outlook, Word, OneNote, PowerPoint)
• An optimistic approach to new challenges and ability to think outside the box
• Previous use of Microsoft Great Plains or similar accounting packages.
• We Offer
• The chance to work in a fast growing, dynamic and agile business that is competing against some of the biggest companies in the World
• A remote and accomplished diverse and international team, Working on national / international projects
• A healthy worklife balance built into our core values
• 28 days of paid leave (including public holidays) increasing by 0.5 days per year
• Pension details (standard government scheme)
• Life Assurance