Plant & Procurement Administrator

Volkerrail Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering company is seeking a Plant Administrator to support their procurement team. This role involves managing plant hire related tasks, maintaining supplier records, and ensuring effective coordination within the procurement department. Ideal candidates will possess strong organizational and communication skills, along with prior administrative experience. Join us and contribute to innovative engineering solutions across various sectors.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday

Option to buy additional annual leave

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts

Training and development opportunities

Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits

Employee Assistance programme

Mental health, physical health, and financial support

24/7 Virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience is desirable.
• Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of prioritising a varied workload.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the Procurement Manager with plant hire administrative tasks.
• Maintain accurate records of supplier documentation and performance indicators.
• Support month-end preparations and investigate invoice queries.

Skills

Organizational skills

Timekeeping skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Prioritizing workload

Job description

Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group’s business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

VolkerStevin's Procurement team have an exciting and rewarding position for a Plant Administrator.

Part of the duties are to assist and support the Procurement Manager and hire desk functions with all plant hire administrative tasks.

Key accountabilities:

Obtain and keep accurate records of, but not limited to supplier insurances, accreditations, policies, audit documentation and rate cards

Run and review supplier credit reports

Take meeting notes, file and distribute accordingly

Obtain and record supplier spend

Maintenance of plant benchmarking documents

Assist in providing plant tender documentation

Complete order uplifts for hired in plant and equipment

Run and check reports within the 4PS hire system

Obtain and track supplier key performance indicators

Support with collating client audit documentation

Assist in onboarding of new plant suppliers and maintenance of the plant preferred supplier list

Assist the plant hire desks and procurement manager in month end preparations

Assist the internal hire desk in updating live hire reports

Assist in the investigation and close out of invoice queries

Offer cover for the internal hire desk to process on / off hires as and when required

Support the Procurement Manager with general administrative tasks

About you

• Previous administration experience is desirable
• Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of prioritising a varied workload

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerStevin is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerStevin are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at [e-mail]

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to [e-mail]

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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