Procurement Coordinator

Animal Friends; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in pet insurance is seeking a Procurement Coordinator on a 9-month fixed-term contract to support their procurement activities. The role, open for remote or hybrid working, offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, including annual leave and wellness initiatives.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Paid day off for birthday

50% off pet insurance

Discount on gym membership

Healthcare cash plan

Qualifications

• Previous Procurement experience with the ability to read and understand legal clauses.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Confident using the Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Create, own, and manage contracts and templates.
• Review purchase requisitions in line with company policy.
• Maintain supplier relationships and confidentiality agreements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Numerical skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Sage Intacct

Job description

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As Pinnacle Pet Group continues to grow, we are seeking a Procurement Coordinator to join our team on a 9-month FTC to provide support to the Procurement Team in day-to-day activities,

Working closely with all businesses and key support functions including across the group you will be good at building strong cross functional relationships in a matrixed environment.

What’s on offer?

Not only do we offer a competitive salary of £35,640 with excellent benefits, we also firmly believe that your postcode should never be a barrier when it comes to finding the pawfect role – that’s why we’re flexible on your working location. You can choose to be based remotely within the UK, within our Amesbury or Paddington office, or hybrid (a mixture of both).

*Please note this is a 9-month FTC*

What you`ll get up to as our Procurement Analyst

• Create, own, and actively manage all contracts, templates and relevant storage folders, ensuring the most up-to-date version is available at all times
• Own, and actively manage the contract management database
• Review and approve/challenge purchase requisitions on Sage Intacct in line with Company policy
• Help create and maintain a preferred supplier list
• Ensure all potential new suppliers have confidentiality agreements in place prior to distribution of sensitive commercial data
• Record and track key projects progress and return on investment for review by Procurement team and/or wider working group
• Document management of all essential Procurement formwork and process documents
• Analysis of the contracts to include key terms, costs etc
• Find and help pull together a 6mth view of all renewals, build a plan with the category manager and legal on key terms and de-risk contractual points
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with all internal customers
• Promote central Procurement policies and procedures, ensuring compliance across the organisation. Actively maintain the Procurement mailbox, ensuring emails are actioned and filed away in a timely manner
  
  

What We Look For In You

• Previous Procurement experience with the ability to read and understand legal clauses and cost analysis
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to understand contracts and present numbers in a variety of scenarios
• Confident using the whole range of Microsoft Office products
• Confident communicator – in both verbal and written forms - with an ability to get on with a variety of personalities
• Ability to work under own initiative and in a timely manner
• Confident and competent multi-tasker with the ability to work under some pressure
  
  

What You’ll Get

This role will be on the Animal Friends Insurance benefits

We recognise that your hard work shouldn`t come without its perks, so here`s a little list of some of the things you can expect to get from us:

• 25 days annual leave, which increases with service, plus bank holidays
• A day off for your birthday
• One paid day off per year to volunteer with a UK-registered animal charity of your choice
• Access to 50% off insuring pet companions with Animal Friends
• Free access to our expert vet partner, Joii Pet Care, for your cat and/or dog
• Your mental and physical health is incredibly important to us. That’s why we offer discount on gym membership, access to a dedicated Wellbeing Hub and a healthcare cash plan / Group life assurance.
• We like to celebrate success and recognise excellent employee performance; we will donate £3k to the charity of our employee of the quarter’s choice
• Most importantly, you’ll be working with, and supported by, a team of courageous, passionate, and kind-hearted individuals – we might be biased, but we think that they’re a pretty pawsome bunch!
  
  

What we are all about!

We are the Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG) – a pan European fully integrated pet insurance and health services platform operating in several markets across Europe including the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Our sister group Independence Pet Group (IPG) operates in North America (USA and Canada).

We are one of Europe’s largest pet insurance and services organisations, with over 1400 colleagues supporting over 2 million pets in 8 countries.

At PPG, we are on a mission to strengthen the unique bond between you and your pet, through our innovative products and services.

We're guided by our values of Performance, Exploration, Togetherness and Sustainability and as pet owners, many of us at PPG feel a personal connection with our mission.

We take pride in the contribution we each make in delivering an ecosystem that will change the future of pet insurance and healthcare services for the benefit of our customers and their pets

We offer accessibility help with application forms which is available via the jobs page of our website.

As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a credit check and references checks. Under the latest UK

Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Department

Other

Contract type

Fixed Term Contract

Hours

37.5

Salary

£35,640

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Insurance

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