* Procurement Administrator
* £24,000 - £28,000 + (up to) 20% annual bonus
* Responsible for Software licensing/ working with suppliers etc.
* 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (
* Free access to company holiday homes
* Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
* Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance
* Life assurance and Critical illness cover
* Free local gym access
* This role is based 5 days at our Cheadle office in South Manchester
We’re Together. For over 50 years, we’ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans.
We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can’t or won’t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book.
Job Description
In this new procurement administrator role, you will be an integral part of a small cross-functional team, with day to day responsibility for procurement across our IT function with a focus on supplier and license management activities.
Typical Duties Include:
* Responsible for the management of all IT software licencing, ensuring all software is appropriately licenced at renewal ensuring the Technical Assurance Manager has reviewed.
* Responsible for Procurement Invoicing and Purchase order raising.
* Ensuring renewals are completed within a timely manner and that goods received are asset tagged where appropriate.
* Responsible for maintaining all procurement processes, procedures and policy documents
* Effective management of the IT Admin mailbox.
* Advising the business and doing any research on consumable and procurement requirements.
* Meeting and communicating with Suppliers.
* Liaising with finance to minimise late payments on invoices, escalating issues where necessary.
Qualifications
Essential Skills:
* Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
* Ability to constructively challenge where appropriate.
* Reliable and with excellent attention to detail.
* Effective problem-solving skills.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Motivated, self-driven individual, capable of working on own initiative.
* Ability to deliver to tight timescales and changing priorities.
* Confident written and verbal communication skills.
* Ensure sensitivity and confidentiality where appropriate.
Nice to have skills:
* Understanding of SMCR conduct rules.
* CIPS
Qualifications
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* Experience in a Supplier Management and/or Procurement role.
* Experience of working in a highly regulated environment, ideally the Financial Services industry.
* IT/License Management related experience.
* Experience of using CODA.
Additional Information
If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.
Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.
If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.
Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.