As a Purchasing Assistant at Merville Barracks, Colchester you'll provide efficient purchasing administration to support the site, raising purchase order and data input, to invoicing and billing. You're the one with the skills to ensure behind the scenes of facilities run like clockwork and ensure your managers feel supported.
What you’ll do:
- Manage the purchase order process to support the helpdesk and administration function
- Liaising with the Stores Team to ensure efficiency of the procurement process
- Ensure that all documents and records are administered in line with company policy and procedure
- Ensure all system data input is made accurately and in accordance with legislative and company policy and procedure
- Provide support, including cover for holidays and periods of absence to the helpdesk and/or administration function
- Manage the end to end purchase order process, including obtaining the supplier quotation for parts, raising the purchase order, submitting the purchase order and notifying stores of the expected delivery date
- Maintain the contract stationery requirements across all contract units, including collating orders, raising orders, submitting to supplier and distribution round site
What you bring:
- Demonstrate previous experience of transaction processing in administrative environment
- Excellent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Customer service focused and committed to providing a helpful, prompt, responsive service
- Ability to work alone and also as part of a team.
- Well organised and able to work to tight deadlines
- Must be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication
- Demonstrate attention to detail and adherence to standards
- Able to demonstrate working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Good numerical ability
What we offer:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:
- Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
- Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
- Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
- The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
- Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
- Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
- A death in Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
- Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including apprenticeships and a variety of learning and development tools.
- Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
- Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
- Flexible and dynamic work environment
- Competitive compensation
- Full training and full protective uniform supplied
Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!
Package Description - 40 hours per week
- Monday - Friday 08:00 - 17:00
- £11.44 per hour
- Free Car parking
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About The CompanyAbout Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.
