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We are seeking a proactive and well-organised Procurement Administrator to join the team and play a key role in supporting our purchasing activities. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop their procurement career within a dynamic manufacturing setting.

About the Role

You'll enjoy a varied workload with plenty of responsibility from day one. Your daily activities will include handling time-critical purchasing tasks, maintaining accurate data within our ERP system, and ensuring strong communication with suppliers to keep operations running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

Placing timely and accurate purchase orders for production materials, consumables, overhead items, and spare parts. Managing and expediting outstanding orders, maintaining up-to-date correspondence within the ERP system. Monitoring supplier performance. Maintenance of key procurement data. Constantly seeking opportunities to drive best value throughout the supply chain. Assisting with ad hoc initiatives such as continuous improvement activities. Creating ERP-based purchase orders for subcontract operations across the UK and Europe. Setting up new parts and suppliers within the ERP system. Overseeing the logistics of imported consignments from global suppliers. Providing customs clearance instructions to freight partners and verifying monthly import data. Supporting annual supplier communications, including gathering long-term declarations for country of origin and commodity codes. Assisting with benchmarking and other procurement-related projects.

About You

MCIPS Level 3 (or working towards) or a related business qualification. Experience in a manufacturing procurement role, ideally with global suppliers. Knowledge of purchasing component parts and consumables is desirable. Confident working with modern ERP systems and Microsoft Office tools. Strong organisational and time-management abilities. Influential communicator with a positive, proactive approach. Adaptable, energetic, and eager to challenge and improve existing processes. A flexible team player who thrives in a busy environment. Fluency in both English and Mandarin would be a significant advantage.


If you're looking to build on your procurement experience within a supportive and forward-thinking company, we'd love to hear from you.