JOB TITLE: Senior Procurement Specialist
SALARY: £25,000 - £30,000 (depending on experience)
LOCATION: Nottingham
SETTING: Hybrid / 2 days working from home
BENEFITS: Private Healthcare, Pension, 25 days holiday rising to 30 over 5 years, Group Life Insurance, Medicash, Income Protection, Gym Discounts, Free Fuel Fridays, Employee of the Quarter, Employee Referral program and many more.
Established in the 80’s, XMA has grown to become one of the top ten largest value-added resellers in the UK. Today, we’re an independent UK company with full geographic coverage – and our skilled workforce serves a diverse customer base across the public and private sector.
We win awards for our ability to help organisations and users achieve more with technology. We specialise in realising individual ambitions to transform and evolve. We consult, define, adapt and deliver on real-life outcomes. We collaborate closely to bring that positive impact home.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Procurement Specialist at XMA’s office in Nottingham. As the Senior Procurement Specialist you will be responsible for building proactive relationships with Tier 1 suppliers, contributing to Procurement’s Supplier Relationship Management. Ensure On-Time, In-Full deliveries wherever possible, excellent Customer Experience when issues arise as well as plus deliver bottom-line savings where negotiation is available.
Commutable Locations: Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire
Job Specification: Senior Procurement Specialist
The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Processing accurate and compliant order requests within SLA’s whilst ensuring that the approvals matrix process is adhered to and goods/services are procured via the most economically advantageous way, taking into consideration cost/bid price, rebate contribution and fulfilment rate.
Accurately approve Team PO’s in accordance with PO Approvals matrix, ensuring sufficient information is provided to senior approvers for high value PO’s.
Actioning of procurement/purchase ledger queries within SLA’s, ensuring all queries are addressed comprehensively whilst taking accountability and prioritising invoice queries to meet HMRC payment practices and maintain good credit.
Ensure Procurement Specialists are on top of Web orders, and NS Exceptions reporting is completed daily, and any issues are highlighted to Management.
Lead knowledge share across team regarding buying intricacies and best practice, building a strong working knowledge of all buying lines.
Manage day-to-day Supplier relations, coordinating with the team where required, being first point of Procurement escalation for the business.
Take accountability to manage the supply chain from a stock perspective, including but not limited to:
- Management (including actioning) warehouse stock discrepancies, such as: over shipments, short shipments, damaged goods, PO queries.
- Supporting Customer Services with out of terms returns.
- Working collaboratively with supply chain (and brokers) to manage unwanted stock, ensuring stock is move in the most cost-effective way.
Requirements: Senior Procurement Specialist
We are looking for someone with experience in a Procurement or stock management role, experience of team and / or Supplier relationship leadership, experience of working in a fast-paced environment processing high value / high volume of orders and previous experience of a commercial procurement team including working towards team objectives and targets.
Keywords: Procurement, Procurement Specialist, Buyer, Supply Chain Management, Management, Negotiation, Compliance, Customer Service, Inventory Control, Contract Management, Collaboration, Communication, Supplier, Purchasing.
We are registered Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and as such, we will ensure that individuals who have a disability are provided reasonable accommodation, to enable full participation in the job application and interview process.
If you have any such requirements please do not hesitate to contact Lucinda Okunor our Diversity and Inclusion Manager.
Her email is, she will be happy to action your requests