Sub Contract Purchasing Administrator (12 Month Contract)

Ricardo plc; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Ricardo plc is seeking a Sub-Contract Purchasing Administrator for a 12-month maternity cover role in Royal Leamington Spa. The position involves supporting purchasing and logistics, ensuring efficient administration of components, and liaising with manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced environment, be detail-oriented, and possess strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing or administration role.
• Ability to work under pressure with short lead times.
• Commercially astute and able to analyze quotations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with sub-contract administration and purchase order placement.
• Maintain systems with commitment dates and reporting.
• Liaison with manufacturing to prioritize work.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Communication

Analytical skills

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

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Role: Sub-Contract Purchasing Administrator (12 Month Maternity Cover Contract)

Location: Leamington Spa (on-site)

Job ID: 2025 – 2894

Ricardo’s Performance Products division are seeking a Sub-Contract Purchasing Administrator to support the purchasing and logistics tasks of sub-contract manufacturing, and the administration of vehicles and driver routes for the delivery and collection of sub-contract processed components.

Role Responsibilities

• Assist with the administration of sub-contract and outsourcing work, purchase order placement and expediting.
• Maintain systems with latest commitment dates.
• Carry out system transactions for all component movements.
• Provide driver and courier organisation and administration support such as van logs, safety checks, incident reporting, maintenance admin.
• Maintain the quote register with appropriate filing, ensuring all RFQ’s from Manufacturing Engineering are obtained and filed.
• Summarise critical issues and think ahead to any future issues.
• Work alongside the Shop Floor sections to help transition incoming work onto ongoing operations.
• Occasional driving to deliver/collect from suppliers.
• Move parts to relevant sections to ensure expedited processing.
• Close liaison with manufacturing functions to agree priorities and contribute data to daily morning meetings.
• Report out according to required departmental KPI measures.

Technical And Professional Skills, Knowledge, And Qualifications

• Good level of PC and general computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel.
• Must be able to work swiftly, with daily pressures on short lead times and respond quickly to tasks and changes.
• Experience in purchasing or other manufacturing administration role.
• Commercially astute and able to analyse quotations.
• Good level of both written and verbal literacy for clear communications.
• Accurate and detail orientated.
• Problem solving ability.
• Enjoys working with a supportive team.
• Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment (preferably with machining).
• Experience in using MRP/ERP systems (Infor LN preferable).

Working with Ricardo

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Wellbeing and work life balance

Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programs and policies that support individuals including flexible working, careers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance program.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment.

Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via [e-mail] if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Administrative

• Industries

  Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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