Procurement Administrator & Purchasing Coordinator

Lumesse; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Connells Group UK is seeking an organised procurement administrator to provide accurate support across purchasing activities, including PO creation, quotations and supplier records. The role focuses on keeping records current and ensuring timely processing of requests with internal stakeholders.

You will log requests, obtain quotes, raise orders and assist with supplier onboarding while maintaining a professional service standard across the team.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in purchasing, procurement, finance or business administration is desirable.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail and confidence working with numbers, pricing and data.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and a professional, customer-focused approach.
• Ability to build constructive working relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Proactive, practical approach and ownership of actions through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and logging purchasing requests, ensuring required information and approvals are in place.
• Obtaining quotations and supporting price comparisons according to procurement processes.
• Raising purchase orders accurately and tracking progress with requestors.
• Maintaining organised electronic records for auditable purchasing activity.
• Supporting supplier onboarding by issuing documents and maintaining supplier records.
• Keeping supplier details, contacts, pricing information and insurance documents current.
• Coordinating documentation with Procurement colleagues and internal teams.
• Liaising with suppliers and stakeholders on order acknowledgements and delivery dates.
• Assisting investigation and resolution of invoice queries and PO/invoice discrepancies.
• Escalating issues to the Group Procurement Manager when needed.
• Updating trackers and producing routine reports on purchasing activity and savings.
• Arranging meetings, preparing documents and tracking actions.

Skills

Procurement experience

Administrative skills

Data accuracy

Stakeholder communication

Numbers handling

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Connells Group UK is seeking an organised procurement administrator to provide accurate support across purchasing activities, including PO creation, quotations and supplier records. The role focuses on keeping records current and ensuring timely processing of requests with internal stakeholders.

You will log requests, obtain quotes, raise orders and assist with supplier onboarding while maintaining a professional service standard across the team.