associate procurement professional

Associate Procurement Professional

Location: Desford, Leicestershire

Are you a driven and meticulous procurement professional ready to elevate your career? Our dynamic agency is seeking a talented individual to support Procurement and Speciality Products Categories in fast-paced, evolving environments. This is an exceptional opportunity to leverage your expertise across diverse projects and make a significant impact.

Why Join Our Agency?

As an Associate Procurement Professional with our agency, you'll have the chance to:

• Work with Leading Companies: Gain exposure to a variety of clients and industries, expanding your professional network and experience.

• Continuous Growth: We are committed to your development, offering opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career.

• Impactful Work: Contribute directly to critical procurement functions and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Solicit supplier quotations, analyse cost breakdowns, update pricing records, and manage supplier communications.

• Ensure adherence to internal procurement procedures and industry best practices.

• Lead and support resource projects, resolve procurement challenges, and address invoice-related discrepancies.

• Coordinate supplier onboarding processes and foster strong, ongoing vendor relationships.

• Work in close partnership with site procurement teams.

• Leverage various systems including Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, PROcure, Glovia, and more.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance performance across quality, cost, logistics, development, and management (QCLDM) metrics.

• Oversee the end-to-end procurement cycle: negotiating supplier contracts, evaluating bids, issuing purchase orders, monitoring deliveries, and managing inventory levels.

• Maintain up-to-date procurement documentation and uphold compliance standards.

Additional Duties:

• Provide backup support for Legacy/Service Buyer roles during periods of leave.

• Assist direct procurement teams in preparing for audits, maintaining documentation, and contributing to internal and external audit processes.

Experience & Skills We're Looking For:

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Ability to collect, interpret, and act on procurement data to meet business goals.

• Analytical Thinking: Skilled in identifying root causes and solving procurement-related challenges.

• Effective Communication: Proficient in conveying information clearly and professionally across all stakeholders.

• Project Management: Competent in managing and executing procurement-related projects from start to finish.

• Procurement Expertise: Deep understanding of procurement methods, systems, and tools.

• Systems Knowledge: Familiar with a range of procurement platforms and able to adapt to new systems quickly.

• Purchasing Processes: Understanding of procurement regulations, workflows, and documentation standards.

• Logistics Coordination: Awareness of supply chain logistics and inventory management best practices.

If you're ready to take the next step in your procurement career and thrive in a dynamic agency environment, we encourage you to apply!

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.