Procurement Specialist

An opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Specialist to join a well-established internationally successful multi sited organisation based in Slough. This is a full-time office based role offering the opportunity to further develop your skills. Responsibilities: Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing suppliers and service providers. Submit tenders, evaluate bids and make recommendations based on commercial and time constraints. Negotiate and agree terms with suppliers, monitoring the quality of service provided. Ensure suppliers are aware of company objectives. Keep up to date with price trends and market shortages. Liaise with key company employees to determine needs and timeframes of required materials across all projects and locations. Communicate any issues to the internal team that arise at the earliest possible time. Preparing purchase orders and requisitions and maintaining purchase records to include order acknowledgements. Develop and expand supply chain within UK & Europe Monitoring of goods for all UK manufacturing Yards from Suppliers to eradicate pitfalls and short comings. Assisting goods export procedure by providing the required documentation. Prepared to TravelRequirements: It is essential you have gained experience in a distribution company A minimum of 18 months experience gained in a similar role in a sales office would be advantageous Possess strong knowledge of products and suppliers Ability to undertake travel to Europe on an ad-hoc basisYou will enjoy working in a friendly and supportive working environment whilst receiving a competitive package awith car parking onsite. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your personal data