Engineering Admin & Purchasing Coordinator

Jelly Technical; Fradley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Jelly Technical in Lichfield is seeking an Engineering Administrator to join the engineering team and provide administrative and organisational support, ensuring efficient operations.

The role covers purchasing, order processing, relationship management with internal and external contacts, budget monitoring, contract administration, and audit-ready filing. Requires IT skills (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) with CMMS/ERP exposure as a plus.

Qualifications

• You'll ideally hold a business administration qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in an administrative, technical support, or coordinator role, preferably within manufacturing or engineering.
• Excellent IT skills across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; exposure to CMMS/ERP advantageous.
• Detail oriented with high accuracy and strong verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing & Ordering: Manage order placement and accurately maintain the company purchasing system.
• Team Communication: Provide accurate, timely updates regarding order and delivery status to internal engineering team members.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong working relationships with key internal and external order processing contacts.
• Budget Monitoring: Track departmental expenditure daily to manage cash flow, escalating potential issues to the relevant Manager.
• Contract Administration: Manage annual contract payments on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis while flagging upcoming contract expirations.
• Audit Readiness: Maintain all engineering paperwork and filing systems to an audit-ready standard.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Verbal communication

Education

Business administration qualification

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

CMMS/ERP systems

Job description

Jelly Technical in Lichfield is seeking an Engineering Administrator to join the engineering team and provide administrative and organisational support, ensuring efficient operations.

The role covers purchasing, order processing, relationship management with internal and external contacts, budget monitoring, contract administration, and audit-ready filing. Requires IT skills (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) with CMMS/ERP exposure as a plus.