Total 2 Junior Executive level Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Scotland, UK

Grade UE04: £24,533 to £27,181 per annum.
CSG / Finance
Full time: 35 hours per week.
Open Ended: Permanent.

We are looking for Procurement Payment Assistant to join our Professional & Campus Services Team. The post-holder will join a forward-thinking, ambitious and supportive team.

The Procurement Payment Assistant will:
Place orders with external suppliers in accordance with the University Procurement Card procedure and review and maintain records of transactions in the Card provider’s online system; deal with queries from University staff or external suppliers relating to orders; investigate and help to resolve invoice queries across the University by reviewing reports and liaising with relevant staff and suppliers to ensure prompt payment to suppliers; contribute to improvements in processes, training and reporting for Procurement Cards and invoice query management, identifying trends and root causes to common problems and provide suggestions for improvement.

The Opportunity:

As part of the wider Finance Directorate, we aim to deliver world-class services to the University’s academic teaching and research staff and professional services colleagues, in keeping with the institution’s Top-20 World Ranking.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50 and placed 20th in the 2020 QS World University Rankings. It has over 33,000 students and employs 15,000 staff and has a non-pay spend in excess of £300 million per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

have experience of working in a relevant administrative role with experience of working in a Procurement/Finance/Administration environment.
have good attention to detail, good numerical, written and verbal communication skills, a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word and knowledge of an electronic purchase order system.
be passionate about delivering excellent customer service and possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to deal confidently with customers and suppliers.
demonstrate an enthusiastic and flexible attitude, have proven ability to be a team player and thrive in a time sensitive, high volume environment with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.

The job involves assisting the driver in picking orders, checking orders, loading vans, delivering orders to customers, collecting some payments, keeping the warehouse tidy, rotating stock.
You should be able to count, be customer focussed, have a good attitude to working hard on your own or as part of the team. good attention to detail and able to communicate well with other staff and with customers.