Procurement Assistant

Location: On site / ELY CB6 3NX, UK

Job type: Permanent / Full-time

Sector and subsector: FMCG | Buying

Salary: Negotiable salary

The Company:

Here at Cambridge Commodities, we are a leading supplier of nutritional ingredients and product solutions to the sports nutrition, food & beverage, animal nutrition and health & wellbeing industries.

People are at the very core of our business, whether they are our employees, our customers, and the end consumer. Our people focused culture promotes a friendly environment where employees enjoy coming to work. Some other benefits of working for us include:

• State of the art facilities with electric car charging points
• L&D system (700+ courses)
• Free on-site gym
• Free fruit, tea & coffee
• Death in Service benefit (4 x salary)
• Wellbeing EAP App and hotline
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Green Car Scheme
• Cash back payment card
• Paid Time off for Charity time and blood donations
• Social Events, and more

Protecting the environment and supporting sustainability is also hugely important to us and we are proud to be achieving zero waste to landfill with a highly energy efficient Head Office.

If you think you would like to be a part of Cambridge Commodities, keep reading for more details on the role.

The details:

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:30 (17:00 early finish on a Friday)

Place of work: Following a successful training period which will be full-time in the office, this will be hybrid working both in the office and from home.

The role:

In this role, you will be working with the Procurement department in both daily duties and projects, along with providing support to interdepartmental teams such as Sales, Logistics, Quality & Finance. Key tasks will include:

• Answering sales requisitions through checking information with suppliers; or information from interdepartmental teams
• Assisting category buyers to schedule stock replenishment
• Processing requisitions and orders through company’s ERP system
• Checking supplier’s sales contract (SC); and ensure all information on PO and SC is coherent
• Following up orders
• Following sample requests and distributing these to relevant teams when arrived
• Monitoring stocks and reporting low levels of stocks
• Working with Quality team on product approvals, quality issues and customer complaints
• Coordinating with the Logistics team on shipping methods, lead times and stock allocation
• Liaising with the Finance team with regards to payments
• Updating various reports concerning demand, spend and inventory

The requirements:

Do you have the following skills and attributes?

• Good negotiation and research skills
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Exceptional customer service
• Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages

Previous procurement experience is advantageous but is not essential as full training will be provided.

Our commitment:

CC are an equal opportunities employer who is committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment. We will consider all applicants based purely on their abilities to fulfil the role.

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