Acrastyle Ltd are looking to recruit a Level 3 Business Administrator - Procurement Apprentice to join their team in September/October!
Acrastyle Ltd is an engineering resource-rich company which designs, manufactures, tests, installs, commissions and maintains high-voltage sub-station protection and control equipment.
Key Responsibilities
- Methodically review supplier acknowledgments against purchase orders, ensuring accuracy in technical details, pricing and delivery dates. Take corrective action where discrepancies are found.
- Liaise with Project Coordinators, Engineers and suppliers to resolve issues related to orders, deliveries and documentation.
- Proactively chase suppliers for late acknowledgments and overdue orders to maintain project timelines.
- Process purchase orders upon receipt of Purchase Order Requisitions (POR), using the company's procurement system or credit card, as appropriate.
- Monitor deliveries, book in received goods and update records accordingly to ensure traceability and accurate inventory.
- Arrange for relevant items to be sent for calibration, maintaining records and schedules to ensure compliance.
- Compile PORs and associated invoices for monthly credit card statements to support financial reconciliation.
- Creating purchase orders using the ERP system.
- Maintaining stock levels.
- Allocating stock via stores.
- Sourcing goods and liaising with suppliers to keep purchasing information up-to-date.
- Expediting goods.
- Maintaining supplier database.
- Checking supplier acknowledgments against purchase orders and taking corrective actions when required.
- Constantly striving to reduce the company's material expenditure by negotiating better discounts, price breaks and sourcing alternative suppliers whist maintaining delivery lead times and quality.
Skills and Personal Qualities
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and customer service abilities.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.