Procurement Assistant

• Hybrid
• Bonus opportunities
• Pension plan

In this Procurement role, you will be joining one of London's most innovative fibre networking businesses. Our client is changing the landscape (literally!) when it comes to companies accessing next-generation fibre for business. Having earned one of the best reputations in the industry, they are keen to continue their upwards growth now within their Procurement Department.

In this Procurement Assistant job, you will be responsible for managing the purchasing of materials, equipment, and services on behalf of the growing Installation Team, ensuring that they are provided with the highest standard of provisions. You will work with vendors to negotiate prices and terms of sale, monitor inventory levels and ensure that products meet quality standards. They are looking for an individual who is highly organised, time-efficient, and practical.

• Working closely with team members within the organisation to ensure they have all the tools, equipment and
  uniform they require to carry out their day-to-day jobs
• Taking onboard feedback and reviewing equipment to ensure they are fit for purpose, researching, and finding alternative items where they are not
• Managing inventory levels of materials and supplies, ensuring that there is an adequate supply for operations
  and place replenishment orders where required
• Negotiating prices for goods or services to ensure that they are fair market value
• Coordinating with vendors to ensure that they deliver on time and meet quality standards

• Educated to degree level, ideally in a numerical discipline or showing a similar background in Mathematics or other
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with different stakeholders both within and
  outside the business, in a professional manner at all times
• Ability to work to tight, and sometimes changing, deadlines
• Extremely organised and efficient, with effective planning abilities
• Proactive time management skills, whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail

• A competitive starting salary of GBP
  28,000, to be regularly reviewed
• Opportunities after 12 months for further development into different pathways, chief among them Procurement!
• Central London location
• Enrolment into the company bonus scheme, as well as 5% of your annual salary going towards any training course of your choice!
• Private healthcare alongside access to lots of perks such as half-price Virgin Active Membership, free eye tests etc