Purchasing Administrator
Posted 1 week ago by SYSTRA
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
York, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Purchasing Administrator role at SYSTRA involves providing essential support to the Purchasing & Supply Chain team, focusing on administrative tasks and purchase order processing. This position is a 6-month contract based in York, offering hybrid working flexibility. The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving and organizational skills, along with a client-focused approach.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process requisitions and purchase orders for internal customers
- Support internal colleagues with using the new ERP system
- Assist with monthly KPIs and Data Analysis on Excel
- Respond timely and professionally to requests from internal colleagues
- Assist with any other administrative requirements within the Purchasing team
- Support the team to ensure the best quality goods and services are procured at the most competitive price and with minimal risk
Key Skills:
- Demonstrable administration experience, particularly processing Purchasing Orders
- Ideally experience with ERP database software or similar
- Good skills within the Microsoft suite (Excel & Word)
- Must be detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy
- A problem-solver and decision-maker within authority guidelines
- Excellent IT skills
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: York
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day. For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.
Context A great opportunity for an Administrator to join our dedicated Purchasing & Supply Chain team as a Purchasing Administrator / Assistant on a 6 month contract. The role provides support and assistance to the Purchasing Team in all key administrative and purchase order processing activities. The role is based from our York offices and benefits from the flexibility of hybrid working. We need a proactive team player with strong problem solving, planning and organisational skills. It is also essential to have a supplier & client focus with a resilient attitude & excellent interpersonal skills.
Missions/Main Duties
- Process requisitions and purchase orders for internal customers
- Support internal colleagues with using our new ERP system
- Assist with monthly KPIs and Data Analysis on Excel
- Respond timely and professionally to requests from internal colleagues
- Assist with any other administrative requirements within the Purchasing team
- Support the team to ensure the best quality goods and services are procured at the most competitive price and with minimal risk.
Profile/Skills
- Demonstrable administration experience, particularly processing Purchasing Orders
- Ideally experience with ERP database software or similar
- Good skills within the Microsoft suite (Excel & Word)
- Must be detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy
- A problem-solver and decision-maker within authority guidelines
- Excellent IT skills