Procurement Coordinator

As Pinnacle Pet Group continues to grow, we are seeking a Procurement Coordinator to join our team on a 9-month FTC to provide support to the Procurement Team in day-to-day activities. Working closely with all businesses and key support functions across the group, you will be good at building strong cross-functional relationships in a matrixed environment.

What’s on offer?

Not only do we offer a competitive salary of £35,640 with excellent benefits, we also firmly believe that your postcode should never be a barrier when it comes to finding the pawfect role – that’s why we’re flexible on your working location. You can choose to be based remotely within the UK, within our Amesbury or Paddington office, or hybrid (a mixture of both).

What you’ll get up to as our Procurement Analyst:

• Create, own, and actively manage all contracts, templates and relevant storage folders, ensuring the most up-to-date version is available at all times.
• Own and actively manage the contract management database.
• Review and approve/challenge purchase requisitions on Sage Intacct in line with Company policy.
• Help create and maintain a preferred supplier list.
• Ensure all potential new suppliers have confidentiality agreements in place prior to distribution of sensitive commercial data.
• Record and track key projects progress and return on investment for review by Procurement team and/or wider working group.
• Document management of all essential Procurement formwork and process documents.
• Analysis of the contracts to include key terms, costs etc.
• Find and help pull together a 6-month view of all renewals, build a plan with the category manager and legal on key terms and de-risk contractual points.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with all internal customers.
• Promote central Procurement policies and procedures, ensuring compliance across the organisation.
• Actively maintain the Procurement mailbox, ensuring emails are actioned and filed away in a timely manner.

What We Look For In You:

• Previous Procurement experience with the ability to read and understand legal clauses and cost analysis.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to understand contracts and present numbers in a variety of scenarios.
• Confident using the whole range of Microsoft Office products.
• Confident communicator – in both verbal and written forms - with an ability to get on with a variety of personalities.
• Ability to work under own initiative and in a timely manner.
• Confident and competent multi-tasker with the ability to work under some pressure.

What You’ll Get:

• 25 days annual leave, which increases with service, plus bank holidays.
• A day off for your birthday.
• One paid day off per year to volunteer with a UK-registered animal charity of your choice.
• Access to 50% off insuring pet companions with Animal Friends.
• Free access to our expert vet partner, Joii Pet Care, for your cat and/or dog.
• Discount on gym membership, access to a dedicated Wellbeing Hub and a healthcare cash plan / Group life assurance.
• We will donate £3k to the charity of our employee of the quarter’s choice.
• You’ll be working with, and supported by, a team of courageous, passionate, and kind-hearted individuals.

What we are all about!

We are the Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG) – a pan European fully integrated pet insurance and health services platform operating in several markets across Europe including the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Our sister group Independence Pet Group (IPG) operates in North America (USA and Canada). We are one of Europe’s largest pet insurance and services organisations, with over 1400 colleagues supporting over 2 million pets in 8 countries. At PPG, we are on a mission to strengthen the unique bond between you and your pet, through our innovative products and services. We’re guided by our values of Performance, Exploration, Togetherness and Sustainability and as pet owners, many of us at PPG feel a personal connection with our mission. We take pride in the contribution we each make in delivering an ecosystem that will change the future of pet insurance and healthcare services for the benefit of our customers and their pets.

As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a credit check and references checks. Under the latest UK Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.