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Procurement Assistant
- Posted 27 January 2023
- Salary £14.00 - £18.00 per hour + plus holiday pay
- LocationLondon
- Job type Temporary
- DisciplineHR & Executive Support
- ReferenceBBBH19547_1674816420
- Contact NameTina Byrne
Job description
Our client a leading Global Tech Firm are looking for a Procurement Assistant to commence on a temporary basis whilst recruiting permanently. You will be an integral part of the Procurement Team and provide an exceptional service ensuring that supplies are maintained for all departments.
Main duties
- Liaise with suppliers to place orders, prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers
- Management of the stock room to include stock count and rotation
- Ensure inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, determine if further ordering of hardware is necessary
- Build relationships with both customers and suppliers
- Perform buying duties when necessary
- Check deliveries, specifications and distribute incoming stock to internal teams and despatch on sites via DHL
- Contact suppliers to follow up on orders and missing items
- Review requisition orders to ensure orders are correct and specifications verified
- Maintain and update the review of purchasing files, reports and price lists
- Compare prices, to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
- Track the status of orders and calculate their costs
- Forward invoices to the appropriate accounts team and approve for payment
- Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered
- Ensure that company and governmental rules affecting purchases are upheld
- Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory transfer forms for bookkeeping purposes
- Monitor contractor performance, recommending contract modifications when necessary. Liaising with different areas in the business as well as external suppliers and customers
Knowledge and experience required:
- Excellent verbal communications to build relationships with suppliers and staff
- Excellent written communication skills with good computer knowledge
- Strong customer service focus
- A team player and able to share responsibilities
- Be proactive
- Preferably you will have procurement experience - if not good admin / customer services skills
Hourly Pay Rate: £14.00 - £18.00
Location: City - London E1
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