Are you a proactive and experienced procurement professional ready to take on a fresh challenge?
Due to recent contract wins across West Sussex and London, we're looking for a driven Procurement professional to join us
This is a unique opportunity to be at the heart of a growing operation helping shape, manage, and optimise procurement processes that directly support service delivery across multiple client sites.
This role would be well suited to someone who has previously worked within a service desk or helpdesk team in the building maintenance or facilities management sector. Experience coordinating suppliers, managing purchase orders, and understanding the day-to-day operational needs of mobile engineering teams will be highly beneficial.
Skill and Experience:
As a highly competent, customer and team focussed experienced individual you will:
* Have a task focused approach
* Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, proactive and conscientious attitude with the ability to build professional rapport with all stakeholders
* Excellent problem-solving skills, with a solution focused approach
* Be able to work to tight deadlines
* Have great Communication Skills
* Experience with raising Purchase Orders (PO'S) & Quotes
Core Duties:
* Obtaining supplier quotes for contract renewals
* Assisting with the upkeep of the supplier onboarding system
* Support the implementation of our supplier procurement strategy
* Ensure our company standard terms of business are implemented where appropriate
* Preparing reports and documentation
* To deliver the contract renewals requirements in accordance with the agreed SLA.
* Maintain contract renewals SharePoint including tracker to monitoring progress.
* Maintain open dialogue with various stakeholders.
General Duties:
* Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results
* Support in the coordination of networking events, aligned to our Social Value Partnership Agreements
* Develop strong relationships with business stakeholders and strategic supply partners
* To help develop, maintain, and uphold the Platinum culture
* General administration to support to the team
* Take direction from the Procurement and Supply Chain Director, as necessary
* We're still very much open to receiving applications from candidates who may not meet every requirement listed but have some relevant experience. At Platinum, we value potential and are happy to provide training and development for the right individual. If you have a background in related areas and are eager to grow within the role, we'd love to hear from you.
Benefits:
* Company Pension
* 26 days annual leave (+all bank holidays)
* Professional training opportunities
* Opportunities for career development
* Friendly and supportive work environment
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. We are proud to have made the Mental Health at Work Commitment be signatories of the Race At Work Charter and be a Disability Confident committed employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
* Sick pay
* Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Fareham PO16 8UT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
* Raising Purchase Orders : 1 year (preferred)
* Procurement: 2 years (preferred)
* FM coordination: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person