Procurement Coordinator

An exciting career opportunity has become available for a Procurement Coordinator to join our client in north-west Leeds, a globally renowned Consultancy business within the real estate, infrastructure and environmental sector. With over 75 years of industry expertise, this is a superb opportunity to join a highly reputable and sector-leading business.

You will be a key member of the Procurement team of 9 in Leeds. As the Procurement Coordinator, you will service an internal customer base of over 12,500 colleagues with IT and Facilities assets, liaising with global vendors and maintaining compliance. This is a diverse and busy role; you will be supported in your learning and development to take real ownership of these duties.

Our client fosters a positive and welcoming culture, as well as fantastic benefits and support in your role. Alongside generous pension and holiday allowance, they offer 'Wellbeing Wednesday', the option to buy and sell additional leave, and support in further learning to benefit your role.

Procurement Coordinator Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Managing a procurement ticketing system and acting as the first point of contact for all matters related to the Facilities and IT Procurement function, efficiently responding to queries to create relevant work orders.
2. Manage procurement activity for indirect corporate expenditure, including IT and facilities assets, software licenses, services, mobile phones, accessories, corporate merchandise, printing, office equipment, and PPE.
3. Maintaining an asset database; this will be your first 'port of call' in resource allocation.
4. Handle day-to-day procurement activities including reporting, staff onboarding/offboarding, updating internal systems, and managing the asset database.
5. Maintain internal compliance including policies and procedures, SOx procedures, and corporate governance.
6. Manage overall supplier/vendor relationships, ensuring costs and services align with contractual agreements, support supplier onboarding/offboarding, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier renewals.

We are looking for someone passionate about a career in Procurement; the ideal candidate will have 2+ years' experience within a related procurement, purchasing, or buying role, with proficiency in related systems. You will be a highly capable communicator able to manage internal customers and external suppliers and vendors, with excellent organisational skills.

Essential Experience and Skills Required:

1. Ideally 2+ years' experience in a related Procurement role. We are open on industry and product.
2. Excellent customer service, written and oral communication skills, able to liaise with a range of stakeholders.
3. Strong IT skills: our client uses Dynamics 365 and FreshService; knowledge of similar systems is desirable.
4. Highly organised, able to prioritise and manage a ticketing system effectively.
5. A collaborative team player.
6. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, corporate environment.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 days of submitting your CV please assume you have been unsuccessful for this role.