Procurement & Purchasing Specialist – Nottingham

SF Partners; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment are exclusively working with an established Nottingham business to recruit a Purchasing Specialist to join their team. This full-time, office-based role involves raising purchase orders, coordinating supplier communications, and ensuring accurate order fulfilment from start to finish.

You'll work closely with sales, finance and order management, identify cost-saving opportunities, monitor orders and deadlines, and maintain purchasing records.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in purchasing, procurement administration, order processing, supply chain coordination or a similar role.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence communicating with suppliers and internal departments.
• Good IT skills and experience working with order management or business systems.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and resolving discrepancies.
• Good commercial awareness, particularly around pricing, costs and delivery timescales.
• A positive, team-focused attitude and a willingness to take ownership of tasks.
• Experience in a purchasing or supplier coordination environment would be advantageous, although candidates with strong order management and administration experience are also encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Raising, processing and managing purchase orders accurately and efficiently.
• Liaising with suppliers to confirm pricing, product availability and delivery timescales.
• Monitoring outstanding orders and proactively following up on delays or discrepancies.
• Ensuring product codes, quantities, pricing and delivery information are accurate.
• Identifying and resolving pricing discrepancies, invoice queries and order amendments.
• Working closely with internal sales, finance and order management teams to ensure smooth order fulfilment.
• Maintaining accurate purchasing records and updating internal systems.
• Managing supplier communications and building positive working relationships.
• Identifying opportunities for cost savings and improvements to purchasing processes.
• Prioritising workloads to ensure customer orders and deadlines are met.
• Providing regular updates to internal stakeholders regarding order progress and delivery expectations.

Skills

Organisation

Detail-oriented

Supplier communication

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Tools

ERP system

Job description

SF Recruitment are exclusively working with an established Nottingham business to recruit a Purchasing Specialist to join their team. This full-time, office-based role involves raising purchase orders, coordinating supplier communications, and ensuring accurate order fulfilment from start to finish.

You'll work closely with sales, finance and order management, identify cost-saving opportunities, monitor orders and deadlines, and maintain purchasing records.