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Purchasing Officer / Swyddog Prynu.

TN United Kingdom

Cardiff

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

9 days ago

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An exciting opportunity awaits for a dedicated individual eager to make a difference in the lives of residents and communities across Wales. This role, part of the Purchasing & Payments team, is designed for someone with a passion for service improvement and a knack for building strong relationships. You'll handle purchase requests, manage expense claims, and support the team in delivering exceptional service. If you're ready to embrace a challenge and contribute to meaningful change, this position offers a 16-month temporary contract with plenty of opportunities for growth and impact.

Proven track record in customer service and managing workloads.
Strong understanding of GDPR and computerised accounting systems.

Process purchase requests and employee expense claims accurately.
Assist in the daily functioning of the Purchasing team.

Customer Service

High Volume Workload Management

Pressure Handling

Computerised Accounting Systems

GDPR Understanding

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13.04.2025

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28.05.2025

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The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual looking to make a real difference to the lives of residents and communities across Wales on a 16-month temporary contract, working with the Purchasing & Payments team.

Who are we looking for?

To succeed in this role, you will have a genuine passion and interest in what we do as an organisation and a drive for improvement to ensure we deliver the best possible service to all internal and external business stakeholders. You will be people facing and able to build strong working relationships with both staff and suppliers. You will constantly look for how we can improve our processes and be able to successfully implement those changes within the team and the wider Group.

To help us deliver an excellent service you must have a proven track record in the following:

Ability to handle high volume workloads, quickly and accurately.
Ability to work well under pressure.
Experience of working in a customer focused environment.
Knowledge of using computerised accounting systems.
A comprehensive understanding of the importance of GDPR.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to Lead Purchasing Officer, assisting with the general function of the team. You will be responsible for processing purchase requests, all employee expense claims and ad hoc payments within a timely manner ensuring a high level of accuracy at all times.

As part of the Payments and Purchasing Team, you will be required to work flexibly assisting the Purchase Ledger Officers to ensure that a high level of customer service is provided at all times.

To be responsible for the control and administration of the Association’s expenses processing and procedures.
To ensure that sundry payments are processed regularly in accordance with Association payment calendars.
To play a key role in the daily functioning of the Purchasing team - processing invoices, arranging travel & accommodation and daily maintenance of our credit card portal.
Maintaining good relationships with all external suppliers to resolve any issues if necessary.

For further information about the role please view the attached role profile in the recruitment pack.

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