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Procurement Assistant

Procurement Assistant

Edinburgh

£24,000 - £26,000 + benefits 

Valeco Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with our client who we have known and supported for over ten years, and we are delighted to be supporting them with this new hire.

An established brand in Edinburgh who have offices throughout Scotland and we are keen to speak with experienced purchasing professionals who are up for a new permanent, full time opportunity.

Reporting into the head of department, this role is very hands on and we are looking for those who are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and muck in. 

Key Duties:

• Liaising with both internal and external business partners discussing and negotiation of pricing and availability for supply 
• Placing purchase orders and expediting 
• Maintaining and being responsible for stock and all stock reporting 
• Building up key relationships internally and externally while managing a variety of key stakeholders
• Monitoring targets and budgets 
• Supporting departments with their interaction with suppliers
• Invoice authorisation 
• Introducing new products 
• Dealing with enquiries along with being proactive with your knowledge on equipment to each individual department.

For this role we are looking to have applicants who have:

• Proven track record in purchasing, this is essential
• PC literate and confident in working across Word, Excel and Outlook daily along with being able to produce reports 
• Business acumen 
• First class communicator who can build up relationships and deal with people at all levels 
• Ideally have a qualification in purchasing, however this is not essential.

Interested? 

Then please do send your cover letter telling us more about you, why this role and what you require including salary and notice period along with your CV. 

Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Zoom interview with Valeco Recruitment. 

Due to the volume of applicants we are receiving we are unable to respond and feedback to each applicant. Please note if you have not heard from our team within 5 working days your application has been unsuccessful at this time. 

***Telephone Calls - due to the volume of enquiries we receive through our job advertisements we are unable to respond to all calls please send a Whats App to 07510 051 781 with your questions and the team will be delighted to assist you***

Location: Edinburgh | Salary: 24000 - 26000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 03/01/2022