Procurement Administrator

Our client is an established civil engineering contractor, specialising in residential groundwork packages for major housebuilders and developers. With a solid pipeline of projects, they are recruiting for a Procurement Administrator to join their team.

The Role

As Procurement Administrator, you will support the Procurement team by undertaking the day-to-day administration work, raising daily purchase orders as to the company database, organising paperwork and schedules, all whilst learning about the procurement aspects of the region and wider business.

Key Responsibilities:

- Take day to day material requests from site teams via phone or email and raise purchase orders.

- Process all purchase orders on company procurement system.

- Order all PPE/tools/skips for all sites, keeping records of each order to monitor quantities & values.

- Regular checking of Material on Site records to ensure surplus stock is being used / isn''t being re-ordered.

- Providing delivery dates to site teams.

- Maintaining daily records / schedules e.g. floor beams, road sweepers.

- Chasing deliveries if advised of failed/delayed deliveries.

- Escalating supplier issues to senior buyer.

- To support the Commercial and Procurement team regionally with the management of the material spend and purchasing systems.

What We''re Looking For:

- Previous experience in an administrative or purchasing role (construction, groundworks or house building industry experience is an advantage).

- Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.

- Confident communicator with good negotiation skills.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

- Proactive attitude and willingness to learn.

Progression Opportunity:

This is not just a job, it''s a career path. With the right attitude and performance, this role offers a clear route to becoming a Buyer / Senior Buyer in the future.

Please contact John Ashcroft for more information (phone number removed).

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