Procurement & Materials Coordinator – Manufacturing

Proactive Global; Redhill; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Global in Redhill is seeking a Purchasing Administrator to join the busy procurement and supply chain team. You will support purchasing of materials, components and services for manufacturing operations, raise and monitor purchase orders, liaise with suppliers and internal departments, and ensure on-time deliveries.

The role requires organised, detail-oriented candidates with experience in procurement or supply chain administration, ideally in manufacturing or engineering, and

Qualifications

• Experience in a Procurement, Purchasing or Supply Chain Administration role.
• Manufacturing/engineering environment experience is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of purchase orders, supplier management and purchasing processes.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems, ideally SAP or similar.
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• High accuracy and attention to detail; proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Raise, process, monitor and expedite purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and adherence to procedures.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers and communicate on order confirmations, deliveries and discrepancies.
• Proactively chase outstanding orders and delays to avoid production disruption.
• Support Goods In against delivery discrepancies and missing documentation.
• Assist with inventory monitoring and material availability to meet production needs.
• Process purchase requisitions and convert them into purchase orders where appropriate.
• Liaise with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice discrepancies and pricing issues.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Stores, Logistics and Finance for smooth procurement.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes and reduce costs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisation

Communication skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

A-levels / BTEC or equivalent in Business or Procurement

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Proactive Global in Redhill is seeking a Purchasing Administrator to join the busy procurement and supply chain team. You will support purchasing of materials, components and services for manufacturing operations, raise and monitor purchase orders, liaise with suppliers and internal departments, and ensure on-time deliveries.

The role requires organised, detail-oriented candidates with experience in procurement or supply chain administration, ideally in manufacturing or engineering, and