Procurement Assistant

Give A Grad A Go Company; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Pension plan

Central London location

Company bonus scheme

Training courses

Job summary

Fibre Firm in London is seeking a Procurement Assistant to manage purchasing of materials, equipment and services for the Installation Team. You will negotiate with vendors, monitor stock levels and ensure quality standards, supporting a fast-moving fibre network deployment.

The role rewards organised, timely and detail-oriented individuals with a degree, strong communication skills and the opportunity to develop into procurement pathways.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with different stakeholders both within and outside the business, in a professional manner at all times
• Ability to work to tight, and sometimes changing, deadlines
• Extremely organised and efficient, with effective planning abilities
• Proactive time management skills, whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Working closely with team members within the organisation to ensure they have all the tools, equipment and uniform they require to carry out their day-to-day jobs
• Taking onboard feedback and reviewing equipment to ensure they are fit for purpose, researching, and finding alternative items where they are not
• Managing inventory levels of materials and supplies, ensuring that there is an adequate supply for operations and place replenishment orders where required
• Negotiating prices for goods or services to ensure that they are fair market value
• Coordinating with vendors to ensure that they deliver on time and meet quality standards

Education

Degree level

Job description

• Hybrid
• Bonus opportunities
• Pension plan

Company profile - Fibre Firm

In this Procurement role, you will be joining one of London's most innovative fibre networking businesses. Our client is changing the landscape (literally!) when it comes to companies accessing next-generation fibre for business. Having earned one of the best reputations in the industry, they are keen to continue their upwards growth now within their Procurement Department.

Job dscription - Procurement Assistant

In this Procurement Assistant job, you will be responsible for managing the purchasing of materials, equipment, and services on behalf of the growing Installation Team, ensuring that they are provided with the highest standard of provisions. You will work with vendors to negotiate prices and terms of sale, monitor inventory levels and ensure that products meet quality standards. They are looking for an individual who is highly organised, time-efficient, and practical.

Key responsibilities - Procurement Assistant

• Working closely with team members within the organisation to ensure they have all the tools, equipment and
  uniform they require to carry out their day-to-day jobs
• Taking onboard feedback and reviewing equipment to ensure they are fit for purpose, researching, and finding alternative items where they are not
• Managing inventory levels of materials and supplies, ensuring that there is an adequate supply for operations
  and place replenishment orders where required
• Negotiating prices for goods or services to ensure that they are fair market value
• Coordinating with vendors to ensure that they deliver on time and meet quality standards

Job requirements - Procurement Assistant

• Educated to degree level, ideally in a numerical discipline or showing a similar background in Mathematics or other
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with different stakeholders both within and
  outside the business, in a professional manner at all times
• Ability to work to tight, and sometimes changing, deadlines
• Extremely organised and efficient, with effective planning abilities
• Proactive time management skills, whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail

Benefits of the job - Procurement Assistant

• A competitive starting salary of GBP28,000, to be regularly reviewed
• Opportunities after 12 months for further development into different pathways, chief among them Procurement!
• Central London location
• Enrolment into the company bonus scheme, as well as 5% of your annual salary going towards any training course of your choice!
• Private healthcare alongside access to lots of perks such as half-price Virgin Active Membership, free eye tests etc