IT Procurement Administrator

Urgently looking for Procurement Administrator for IT procurement with a MNC firm into commodities trading

Main Purpose

This position assists in the procurement of capital equipment and purchased services for the IT department globally. The Procurement Administrator will ensure that the purchase process is followed correctly and that it results in the delivery of both capital equipment and purchased services as per the original request.

This will include requesting quotes, selecting appropriate vendors based on pre-agreed criteria and raising purchase orders. In addition this position will be responsible for ensuring that any contracts that have been approved are promptly signed, recorded and filed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Proven ability to deliver work with a very high degree of accuracy, whilst meeting tight timescales and deadlines

- Good understanding of financial budgets, asset depreciation etc.

- Ability to challenge and think creatively in the pursuit of service improvement

- IT procurement experience

- Supplier appraisal / management experience

- Commercial awareness

Key Responsibilities

- Processing requests for IT equipment / services from all departments

- Liaising with suppliers and following up on lead times and stock availability to ensure prompt delivery to meet project deadlines

- Liaising with accounting department to ensure all Invoices are signed off by the correct Department Head and that payments are made according to agreed contracts

- Routinely reports status and issues to the Head of Infrastructure, pro-actively reporting any discrepancies and delayed completion dates and implementing any corrective action.

- Involved in the RFP process, creating comparative matrices, and determining total cost for the goods or services being negotiated.

Reporting Structure

- Reporting directly to IT Infrastructure & PMO Manager

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