Procurement Coordinator - Office-Based Buying Specialist

Confidential; Epping Forest; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential seeks a Procurement Administrator to support the Procurement Manager in Waltham Abbey. The role focuses on day-to-day purchasing activities, processing purchase orders accurately, liaising with suppliers, and maintaining procurement records in line with company procedures.

This fully office-based role requires prior buying or supply chain experience, strong administrative skills, and the ability to manage multiple orders while ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to budgets.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, buying, procurement, or supply chain.
• Experience of raising and managing purchase orders.
• Experience liaising with suppliers and obtaining quotations.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good numerical and commercial awareness.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Raise, process, and manage purchase orders in line with company procedures and approval processes.
• Assist with the procurement of mobile phones, devices, accessories, and other business requirements.
• Obtain supplier quotations and compare pricing, availability, and delivery times.
• Liaise with suppliers to confirm pricing, place orders, and monitor delivery timescales.
• Track outstanding orders and follow up with suppliers regarding delays, shortages, discrepancies, or damaged goods.
• Maintain procurement records, including purchase orders, supplier details, quotations, and pricing.
• Update and maintain procurement systems, databases, and spreadsheets.
• Work with Finance to resolve invoice queries, pricing discrepancies, and payment issues.
• Ensure all purchasing activity complies with budgets and approvals.
• Build relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify and elevate purchasing issues to the Procurement Manager.

Skills

Purchasing

Purchase orders

Supplier liaison

Procurement processes

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Confidential seeks a Procurement Administrator to support the Procurement Manager in Waltham Abbey. The role focuses on day-to-day purchasing activities, processing purchase orders accurately, liaising with suppliers, and maintaining procurement records in line with company procedures.

This fully office-based role requires prior buying or supply chain experience, strong administrative skills, and the ability to manage multiple orders while ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to budgets.