Purchasing Administrator

1
C
£25,654 per annum
Permanent
Full Time
Starting at 30 days per annum, pro-rata

25th October 2018 at 23:55

9th November 2018

The Role

The Purchasing Administrator is a key member of the purchasing and stores team within Catering Services; responsible for providing and managing a range of support and administrative tasks for the whole department, operational staff, senior managers, contract managers, and departmental colleagues, offering advice and assistance when required.

They oversee the purchases of a range of non-perishable goods including, for example, light equipment, tableware, and uniforms whilst ensuring that that all products are procured through compliant nominated routes in line with departmental codes of practice and Finance and Procurement rules.

The Purchasing Administrator is responsible for tailoring work methods and prioritising work to best suit the needs of the business in a largely unsupervised role; ability to problem solve, deal with queries, and work independently with keen awareness of the criticality of daily operational activities and the relevance of strict timescales to ensure continuity of daily goods deliveries.

 

The Person

The successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:

  • Demonstrates a broad knowledge and understanding of catering suppliers and service providers and an understanding of the work of catering operational teams
  • Demonstrates an understanding of supplier selection processes and effective supplier management and have proven administration experience
  • Proven organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work to meet strict deadlines in an often high pressured environment

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 30 days pro rata

Civil Service Pension scheme

Interest-free season ticket loan

Discounted membership of the in-house gym

All applications must be submitted on a House of Commons application form

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found on the job description

This Vacancy is closed to applications.