Purchasing System Coordinator

Barchester's procurement team have a brand new opportunity for a Purchasing System Coordinator to join our established Warrington office. Hybrid working role with a combination of working from home and at our Warrington office.

As a Purchasing System Coordinator, you will be an integral part of the team, supporting the implementation of a new Purchasing System as we take the next step on our digital transformation.

You will be the first response to staff in our 250 care homes and hospitals to offer support and guidance at go live and beyond. You will be part of the development and user acceptance testing period, with the opportunity to add insight and ideas based on previous experience.

Your role will be to assist users with support for Supplier on-boarding, raising purchase requisitions, placing purchase orders, maintaining supplier catalogue date, goods receipts, order approvals, invoice queries and general purchasing system issues whilst working within set SLAs and KPIs.

We are offering an impressive rewards and benefits package, including:

Competitive starting salary of £26,000-£28,000 per annum
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Hybrid working
Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral
Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets
Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need to make a decision with confidence
Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services

Required experience and qualifications:

• Have excellent communication, time management, IT skills and meticulous attention to detail

• Possess a high level of IT competence, especially MS Office applications

• Be able to work under own initiative and under pressure, possessing excellent organisational skills and be able to multitask

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office

• Demonstrable knowledge of purchasing goods online

• Previous experience within a Customer focused industry

• Be trustworthy, enthusiastic, collaborative with a can-do attitude, personally committed, accountable, resilient and have a desire for continuous development
  
  

Role and responsibilities:

• Ensure that Procurement Support Desk calls received, are categorised, prioritised and resolved in-line with agreed service levels, proactively identifying trends and opportunities to improve

• Escalate Purchasing system issues as appropriate, in conjunction with the IT Team, to the third-party supplier, working in partnership to achieve timely and effective resolution

• Develop, maintain and undertake testing of the Purchasing system to ensure it operates effectively and in-line with the agreed Standard Operating Procedures

• Support the Purchasing System Lead to continue to develop the system capturing additional categories and workflow requirements as the business needs change

• Support the Purchasing Systems Lead in ongoing system developments, standard operating procedures and work flows

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across all operational and corporate services, including procurement, finance, and business units, to define requirements, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive alignment on procurement strategies in relation to purchasing activities

If you'd like to use your expertise in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is an empowering and rewarding place to be. You'll have plenty of opportunity to grow your career in a large organisation with a warm and supportive environment.

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