Procurement/Purchasing Assistant in London

An exciting Procurement/Purchasing Assistant role with a salary of £28,000 to £35,000 plus bonus and career progression opportunities for a role based in our Marylebone, London office. Ideal for candidates who have started their CIPS journey.

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Procurement/Purchasing Assistant with an immediate start at a market leading, dynamic and renowned property, technology and innovative, technology-based car parking company. Euro Car Parks is a market leading, renowned UK business, established over 50 years ago. The company operates over 3500 sites across the UK and Ireland providing specialist services to a wide range of blue-chip clients.

The role

We are looking for someone with previous experience in procurement and purchasing, who takes pride in their work and wants to learn and develop within the role.

Main Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Purchasing Manager across the procurement function.
• Assisting with the day to day procurement process and activity, ensuring optimal supplier performance.
• Being part of the end to end procurement processes including document preparation, negotiations, contract awarding and supplier management.
• Ensuring purchasing activities reflect diverse requirements and overall business goals, as well as complying with all regulatory standards.
• Developing strong relationships with key suppliers and managing ongoing contractual relationships.
• Regularly reviewing long term agreements with existing suppliers.
• Monitoring and improving supplier performance (delivery, price and quality).
• Negotiating and agreeing contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided.
• Providing continuous business and market analysis and benchmarking.
• Identifying new suppliers, agreeing terms and negotiating supply agreements where appropriate.
• Devising and implementing action plans to reduce costs and improve service delivery time.
• Reviewing and enhancing ongoing processes and systems and developing new strategies where necessary.
• Handling responsibility for complete stock management, stock control and stock disposal.
• Documenting physical supply chain processes such as workflows.
• Monitoring all lead times and delivery costs.
• Producing statistical reports and analysis on spending and cost saving.

Skills:

• Has previous proven excellent negotiation skills.
• Have proven experience in a buying/supply chain role.
• Be a strong negotiator to lead commercial and contractual negotiations with potential and existing suppliers on behalf of the business.
• Be a confident and clear communicator who can effectively liaise with stakeholders of all levels from a variety of teams across the business.
• Be an energetic, fast learner who is willing to take a hands-on approach, as well as being flexible and highly motivated.
• Be a strategic and innovative thinker with the ability to drive initiatives.
• Have the ability to manage multiple, complex and ambiguous tasks simultaneously.
• Have decisiveness, follow-through, initiative, motivation, and a sense of urgency.
• Ability to work under pressure alone and with others whilst meeting deadlines.
• Self-motivated, driven and proactive in identifying and improving systems and procedures.
• IT literate, numerate and able to communicate effectively at all levels.

If you feel you have the skills and qualities to undertake this role, please click apply. We are an equal opportunities employer.