Procurement Assistant

Sedgefield
1 week ago
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Job Title: Procurement Assistant

Job type: Temporary initial 3 months with a possibility of extension

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Location: Sedgefield (onsite role)

SRG is exclusively working with a highly innovative organisation tasked with bringing the UK to the forefront of innovation. We are looking for a motivated individual to work with and provide basic support duties to the Procurement Department. We are looking for someone who can start immediately and can work onsite 5 days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

Embrace and role model the desired behaviours to exemplify our Company values, promoting an ethical, positive company culture.
To maintain consistent and documented compliance with all relevant Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Data Integrity (DI), quality and best practice requirements.
Data input/data analytics and housekeeping of the Procurement Departments electronic folders.
To conducting clerical/administrative tasks within the Procurement Department.
To assist/support the team with any quotation/tender activities.
To use internal Purchase Requisition System to identify purchase requirements and ensuring required information is available to assist the team in the Purchase Order process.
To monitor Purchase Orders on financial accounting system (SAGE 200).
To expedite Purchase Orders with suppliers.
To liaise with internal customers to provide status updates on orders/PD activities.
To ensure supplier documentation is correctly filed / archived.
To ensure goods receiving of Purchase Orders when goods/services have been received.
Any other duties commensurate with the role.

Requirements

Educated to GSCE level (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
Great attention to detail with the ability to input data accurately.
Ideally exposure to procurement or supply chain with the ability to deliver a high volume of work across multiple systems.

SRG are the UK number 1 recruitment company specialising in the science, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, renewable, biotech, chemicals and medical devices sectors.

As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It's this combination that makes us different. We're committed to providing outstanding temporary, contract and permanent career opportunities of all levels for our candidates and a comprehensive range of expert strategic recruitment services for our clients.

If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you please feel free to get in touch or visit (url removed) to view our other vacancies.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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