Procurement administrator

Roles: procurement administrator

Location: Tadworth Surrey - onsite role

Salary: £32,000 approx

This role is a very varied position that entails all the below:

My client is seeking a procurement administrator the role is less to do with the actual physical handling of the product and more about the procedures and systems we use:

• Purchasing procedures.
• Raising Orders.
• Receipting goods into systems.
• Coordination of stock and deliveries across global network.
• Manufacturing support.
• Ensuring production documentation and certification is up to date.
• Audits and compliance to manufacturing standards.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to receive on the job training and gain experience in all aspects of the manufacturing and supply chain role; managing stock levels, goods in/out, raising purchase orders & distribution, liaison with suppliers.

This is a busy and hands on and varied role on which requires excellent attention to detail and priorities given duties. A methodical and common-sense approach to the role is essential as much of the role is working on your own initiative.

There will also be a requirement to provide customer support and assist in the sales administration within the Operations team.

Daily duties:

• Processing and monitoring supplier orders from order through to delivery, including raising purchasing orders, dispatch notes and invoices though Sage 200 System
• Dealing with incoming calls and customer/supplier queries
• Managing stock levels, purchasing, chasing orders to ensure lead times are met and communicating to wider business and goods in processing
• Produce Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly reports for the business.
• Carry out any other administrative duties as requested by the department management team, to include answering doors and phones.
• Support the Operations Manager with the NPI transfer into full manufacture/BAU and work with internal teams to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Collect, analyse, summarise and present production and purchasing data, information and trends into a report
• Maintain and be accountable for Stock carrying out regular stock takes and quality control.
• Support pick and pack goods for customers including performing product testing and configuration (where applicable) prior to dispatch, booking collections.
• Support the Operations team with managing Commercial and Proforma Shipping Invoices
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and help ensure that they are communicated and implemented within the team

Key Skills required:

• Experience with Purchase order processing and/or sales order processing
• Ability to read engineering/technical drawings and a knowledge of BOM's desirable
• General education including GCSE passes or equivalent
• Knowledge of Sage Accounting Packages including Sage 200
• Good working knowledge of PC skills and Microsoft Office Software Suite

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