We are seeking a proactive and well-organised Procurement Administrator to join the team and play a key role in supporting our purchasing activities. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop their procurement career within a dynamic manufacturing setting.

About the Role

You'll enjoy a varied workload with plenty of responsibility from day one. Your daily activities will include handling time-critical purchasing tasks, maintaining accurate data within our ERP system, and ensuring strong communication with suppliers to keep operations running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

• Placing timely and accurate purchase orders for production materials, consumables, overhead items, and spare parts.
• Managing and expediting outstanding orders, maintaining up-to-date correspondence within the ERP system. Monitoring supplier performance.
• Maintenance of key procurement data.
• Constantly seeking opportunities to drive best value throughout the supply chain.
• Assisting with ad hoc initiatives such as continuous improvement activities.
• Creating ERP-based purchase orders for subcontract operations across the UK and Europe.
• Setting up new parts and suppliers within the ERP system.
• Overseeing the logistics of imported consignments from global suppliers.
• Providing customs clearance instructions to freight partners and verifying monthly import data.
• Supporting annual supplier communications, including gathering long-term declarations for country of origin and commodity codes.
• Assisting with benchmarking and other procurement-related projects.

About You

• MCIPS Level 3 (or working towards) or a related business qualification.
• Experience in a manufacturing procurement role, ideally with global suppliers.
• Knowledge of purchasing component parts and consumables is desirable.
• Confident working with modern ERP systems and Microsoft Office tools.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• Influential communicator with a positive, proactive approach.
• Adaptable, energetic, and eager to challenge and improve existing processes.
• A flexible team player who thrives in a busy environment.
• Fluency in both English and Mandarin would be a significant advantage.

If you're looking to build on your procurement experience within a supportive and forward-thinking company, we'd love to hear from you.