Nottingham Procurement Specialist: Supplier & Ordering Focus

SF Partners; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment are exclusively working with an established and growing business in Nottingham to recruit a Purchasing Specialist to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys managing supplier relationships, coordinating orders and ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish.

You’ll be joining a supportive and collaborative team, working closely with various departments to ensure orders are processed accurately, suppliers are kept informed and customer

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, procurement administration, order processing, or supply chain coordination.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confident communication with suppliers and internal departments.
• Good IT skills and experience with order management or business systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and resolving discrepancies.
• Good commercial awareness around pricing, costs and delivery timescales.
• Positive, team-focused attitude and ownership of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Raising, processing and managing purchase orders accurately and efficiently.
• Liaising with suppliers to confirm pricing, product availability and delivery timescales.
• Monitoring outstanding orders and following up on delays or discrepancies.
• Ensuring product codes, quantities, pricing and delivery information are accurate.
• Identifying and resolving pricing discrepancies, invoice queries and order amendments.
• Working with internal sales, finance and order management teams to ensure order fulfilment.
• Maintaining purchasing records and updating internal systems.
• Managing supplier communications and building positive relationships.
• Identifying cost savings and improvements to purchasing processes.
• Prioritising workloads to meet customer orders and deadlines.
• Providing regular updates to internal stakeholders regarding progress and delivery expectations.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Supplier communication

IT skills

Multitasking

Problem solving

Commercial awareness

Team player

Tools

Order management system

Job description

SF Recruitment are exclusively working with an established and growing business in Nottingham to recruit a Purchasing Specialist to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys managing supplier relationships, coordinating orders and ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish.

You’ll be joining a supportive and collaborative team, working closely with various departments to ensure orders are processed accurately, suppliers are kept informed and customer