Procurement Officer

Our client are an award winning, long established, specialist procurement and sourcing organisation, supplying a range of Industrial, Mechanical and Electrical products across the globe. Due to continued business growth, they are looking for a Procurement Officer, with some experience in Procurement/Purchasing and with a desire to learn and develop within the sector. To be effective in this role, you need to have a keen interest in Procurement, possess strong organisational skills and have a strog aptitude for learning. This is an interesting multi-faceted role, which offers variety and requires a range of sourcing and procurement responsibilities to be executed to support clients with their procurement needs. Key Features of the role: - Responding to procurement tenders with PQQ's and timely submission of tender proposals to clients - Sourcing items for customers via a range of suppliers and obtaining quotations and delivery information - Prepare, implement, and execute procurement process, including contract negotiation work with finance team throughout the procurement cycle to assist in the payment to suppliers and receive payments from clients - You will be involved in researching contracts and tenders for Government ministries; in particular health, education, IT, office supply, emergency supplies - Communicating with international clients with request for quotations, and sourcing relevant suppliers; developing commercial awareness to drive project success - Intense use of Excel for raising quotes, Pro-forma and commercial invoices. Skills/Experience needed: - A minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a Sourcing, Procurement or Purchasing role is required; - Organisational and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads - Strong commercial acumen, with an interest in International Business - Good administration skills/experience, with high volume correspondence/emailing skills - Good communication, both written and verbal - Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) - Attention to detail and able to produce work of an accurate nature This role offers a great opportunity to learn more about successful Procurement and Sourcing and offers long term progression within the company into a senior Sourcing & Procurement specialist position