Purchasing Administrator - Carlisle, United Kingdom - Adecco

Adecco

Verified Company

Carlisle, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Purchasing Administrator - hybrid/remote working available

Adecco are delighted to be working with our Carlisle based client who are constantly investing and developing the business and have a real passion for their customers and employees.

If you would like to join an employer who are supportive, collaborative and offer training and development this role could be for you.

Our clients' employees say they love the people they work with; they feel like a family, they are all working towards the same goals, they feel supported and valued and it is a great place to work.

If you're interested in a career in procurement and supplier management, joining the team as an Analyst will help build the key skills you will need to progress, providing opportunities to develop in-role and gain invaluable experience along the way.

This is a foundational role with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Joining a small but growing procurement and supplier management team at a transformational time for the business will provide multiple opportunities for development - exposure to c-suite stakeholders, helping shape strategy and deliver successful commercial outcomes, as well as opportunities to develop external supplier management skills and experience.

As well as this you will also receive:

Competitive salary circa £25,000 p.a. depending on skills and experience
Hybrid working as suits you, occasional visits UK wide and regular meetings in Carlisle
25 days holiday (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
Annual paid leave to support local work in our communities and with charities you want to help
A company pension scheme
Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family, plus Mental Health First Aiders in work
Up to £1000 as part of cycle to work scheme

The role
The opportunity is here to develop skills and experience to progress within a busy environment.

To be successful the role holder will be eager to learn the basics of supplier management and procurement, supporting the team to carry out vital engagement and management activities.

The work will be varied but will include:

Supplier management support (e.g. some report production)
Administration of the supplier management tool
Data analysis,
Market research/testing,
Supporting team senior team members to carry out contract reviews/negotiations

Joining a small but growing procurement and supplier management team at a transformational time will provide multiple opportunities for development - exposure to senior stakeholders, helping shape strategy and deliver successful commercial outcomes, as well as opportunities to develop external supplier management skills and experience.

There will be opportunities for some travel (e.g. carrying out supplier site visits).

About you

Desire to learn new skills and develop
Comfortable with reviewing and interpreting data (spend information, contracts)
Confident to engage with internal stakeholders and suppliers, developing strong relationships
Unafraid to ask questions
Some basic commercial awareness would be advantageous
Demonstrate a 'can do' approach to problem solving
Natural curiosity to challenge existing processes and practices
Ability to work well under pressure to achieve deadlines
Competence in standard MS Office suite

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

To speak to a recruitment expert please contact Austin Burrell