Procurement Administrator

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Administrator to join our client based in Rochdale. Working 8.30am to 5.00pm paying £11.28 p/h this role is initially for 3 months but could extend for the right candidate.

Our client is a multinational distributor of security products. Selling to specialist trade installers we offer ranges from most of Europe's top manufacturers. In the UK they distribute through a network of 27 Branches as well as direct shipment to Customers from our National Distribution Centre in Rochdale. Their success is a direct result of our constant attention to Customer service levels in terms of speed of response, accuracy of orders, having the right products and maintaining high stock availability.

Responsibility

• Processing stock and special orders and liaising with Suppliers & Sales
• Work closely with various departments to ensure that correct levels of stock are ordered, and all queries are resolved.
• Strict deadlines and work as part of a team
• Confident in both telephone manner and the use of computers is a must for this role
• Process a full range of reporting within the SAP system, actively promote SAP within a community, using a wide range of SAP T-code & processes
• Keep Vendor details up to date with the relevant process module
• Create & maintain purchasing documents within SAP Create planned orders if applicable using the full process to requisition & generating purchase orders
• Use all SAP report transactions
• Invoice resolution
• Using SAP reporting function, resolve Vendor invoice disputes
• Communication to branch network if applicable
• Communicate to Vendors & liaise with Warehouse

Inventory & Stock Quality

• Expediting orders to ensure we have the correct stock quality in circulation
• Actively reduce & increase stock if applicable demand planning process SIOP
• Strive towards best keep inventory in line with sales
• Up-load supplier confirm delivery dates within SAP
• Maintain & action price reporting, liaising with vendors & Pricing Manager any disputes
• Buyer queue Procure to Pay
  

Proactive communication

• Reporting any vendor changes, stock items delivery lead-times to product managers & sales
• Communicating in a timely, polite & effective manner to Hub, network, vendors & sales department
• Covering for colleagues within procurement department
• Cover for colleagues on an adhoc basis
• Cover in the manner you would with your own vendor accounts with equivalent priority

Skills and Experience

• SAP experience
• Procurement Background - MRP experience
• Pricing experience & Supplier invoice resolutions P2P
• Stock control
• Planner and buyer experience