Purchasing Coordinator - #1710952

Are you ready to take your next step in purchasing and procurement with a role that offers variety, influence, real career growth and the opportunity to complete fully funded professional CIPS qualifications? We’re seeking a Purchasing Coordinator to join our central procurement function — giving you rare exposure to the entire procurement cycle.

Your Role

This is a dynamic hands-on role where no two days are the same. You’ll have the opportunity to manage end-to-end purchasing activity across a wide range of diverse commodities. You’ll gain experience across multiple categories and work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels of the business to understand requirements, shape supplier engagement and develop procurement plans to add real value. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain broad exposure to the full procurement lifecycle and make a visible impact in a growing, forward-thinking organisation.

What you'll bring

You’ll have:

• A passion for procurement and an interest in supporting technical or engineering-led functions
• An understanding of the end-to-end purchase-to-pay process;
• Ideally, experience working with SAP or other ERP systems;
• Proficiency in excel, with solid data manipulation and analysis skills;
• Proven ability to manage your own workload and meet deadlines;
• Experience working with and influencing internal stakeholders;
• A collaborative approach and confidence in engaging with colleagues at all levels.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers. Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040. Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Matched Contribution Pension Scheme up to 10%
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required
• Access to fully funded CIPS training and personal development opportunities

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!

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