Procurement Support Officer
Posted 3 days ago by Akkodis
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Summary: A Procurement Support Officer is needed for a long-term contract in Stevenage, requiring a proactive individual with strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office and preferably SAP. The role involves processing electronic requisitions, supporting purchasing analysis, and managing invoice queries while maintaining good relations with internal customers and external suppliers. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement, with 1-2 days on-site and the remainder remote.
Key Responsibilities:
- Processing of electronic requisitions.
- Purchasing Support/Analysis.
- Generation of Request For Quotation (RFQ).
- Raising of purchase orders within SAP.
- Progressing of orders to ensure on-time delivery to internal customers.
- Providing support in data cleansing of SAP to ensure accurate data collection.
- Invoice Query Administration.
- Maintaining a log of invoice queries in Excel Spreadsheet.
- Providing a weekly status report.
Key Skills:
- Proactive approach and flexible self-starter.
- IT literate, proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
- Basic secondary education (Maths, English to O level/GCSE/NVQ as a minimum).
- Effective communication skills to maintain good relations with internal customers and external suppliers.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines professionally.
- Experience with E-Procurement platforms (preferably iValua) for raising POs, creating suppliers, and conducting risk checks.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Stevenage
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
A Procurement Support person is required for a long term contract assignment based in Stevenage (1-2 days per week on site the rest remote)
Skillset/experience required:
- Proactive approach flexible self-starter
- IT Literate - Must be able to use Microsoft Office (Word; Power Point; Excel; Outlook) to a proficient level. (A working knowledge of SAP is an advantage.)
- Education: Educated to basic secondary level: (Maths, English to O level/GCSE/NVQ as a minimum)
- Ability to effectively communicate and maintain good relations with both internal customers and external suppliers.
- Ability to work under pressure to deadlines in a professional manner
- Experience of working with E-Procurement (Preferably iValua) platforms desirable to raise PO's, create suppliers and conduct risk checks
Overview of department:
Focal point for Mechanical/Electrical Purchasing Team for invoice queries. Liaising with Internal Customers, Bought Ledger and vendors to resolve Invoice queries and enable timely and accurate payments.
Responsibilities:
- Responsibilities include processing of electronic requisitions.
- Purchasing Support/Analysis
- Generation of Request For Quotation (RFQ)
- Raising of purchase orders within SAP.
- Progressing of orders to ensure on time delivery to the internal customers.
- Provides support in Data cleansing of SAP to ensure accurate data collection.
- Invoice Query Administration
- Maintain a log of invoice queries in Excel Spreadsheet
- Provide a weekly status report
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