Administrator – Buying Team

Administrator – Buying Team

We are looking for a highly organised Administrator to join a busy Purchasing team. You may be looking for an opening into buying and for the right person this role could offer that opportunity. The successful candidate will benefit from customised training and educational opportunities, aligned with the future trajectory of this division. You'll gain hands-on experience, develop essential skills, and build a strong foundation in procurement processes. As you grow, there may be potential to advance into a buyer role, depending on business needs and performance.

If you’re motivated, detail-oriented, and ready to take the first step in your procurement career, this role provides the ideal platform to learn and progress with a respected industry leader.

As a Procurement Administrator, you will act as the critical link between sales, procurement, and operations, ensuring smooth and efficient service delivery. Your responsibilities will cover the entire workflow, starting with project setup, including item creation, customer order processing, and Bill of Materials (BoM) generation and extending to supply chain coordination.

Ideally, we would like someone who has processed orders and expediated orders and most importantly you will have excellent attention to detail.

This is an established and dynamic company that that works within the electronics distribution sector working with clients within the Defence, Aerospace, Automotive and Medical sectors. They employ over 200 people worldwide and their head office is in Hertfordshire.

Daily responsibilities:

• Expedite supplier purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery
  
  
• Assist in placing and tracking purchase orders
  
  
• Monitor and manage customer open order books to meet delivery commitments
  
  
• Generate and process customer orders accurately and efficiently
  
  
• Create and maintain items, Bills of Materials and system data to ensure accuracy.
  
  
• Manage proforma payments and resolve invoice discrepancies
  
  
• Process non-conformances in line with our supply chain and quality procedures.
  
  Personal attributes:
  
  
• Dynamic and engaging personality, able to effectively network and influence at all levels.
  
  
• Willingness to embrace change.
  
  
• Excellent standard of communication, both written and verbal
  
  
• Resiliency and ability to positively respond to setbacks and proactively resolve problems.
  
  
• Team player
  
  
• Excellent Organisational skills
  
  Perks and Benefits!
  
  
• Onsite Gym equipment
  
  
• 22 days holiday - Plus bank holidays. Plus Xmas shutdown
  
  
• Perk Box
  
  
• Virtual Care – GP Service
  
  
• Pension
  
  Hours of work 8.30 – 5pm. Office based
  
  Despite our best efforts it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive on each vacancy.
  
  Only candidates who are short listed will be contacted for this particular role and if you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume that you have not be successful. However, we will keep your details on our database, and will contact you when other suitable positions come in