Procurement Specialist: Purchasing & Order Coordination

Confidential; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is recruiting a Purchasing Specialist to join our Nottingham team. This permanent, full-time, office-based role focuses on managing supplier relationships, raising purchase orders, and coordinating deliveries to ensure orders are fulfilled accurately and on time.

You will work closely with internal departments to confirm pricing, availability and delivery timescales, monitor orders and resolve discrepancies, and seek cost-saving opportunities to improve purchasing processes in a

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, procurement administration, order processing, or supply chain coordination.
• Excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Confident communication with suppliers and internal teams.
• Experience with order management or business systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Proactive problem-solving to resolve discrepancies.
• Good commercial awareness of pricing, costs, and delivery times.

Responsibilities

• Raise, process and manage purchase orders accurately and efficiently.
• Liaise with suppliers on pricing, product availability and delivery times.
• Monitor outstanding orders and follow up delays or discrepancies.
• Ensure product codes, quantities, pricing and delivery details are accurate.
• Identify pricing discrepancies, invoice queries and order amendments.
• Coordinate with sales, finance and order management for smooth fulfilment.
• Maintain purchasing records and update internal systems.
• Manage supplier communications and relationships.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and process improvements.
• Prioritise workloads to meet customer orders and deadlines.
• Provide regular updates on order progress and delivery expectations.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Supplier communication

Multitasking

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Tools

Order management systems

Job description

Confidential is recruiting a Purchasing Specialist to join our Nottingham team. This permanent, full-time, office-based role focuses on managing supplier relationships, raising purchase orders, and coordinating deliveries to ensure orders are fulfilled accurately and on time.

You will work closely with internal departments to confirm pricing, availability and delivery timescales, monitor orders and resolve discrepancies, and seek cost-saving opportunities to improve purchasing processes in a