Job description

About

About the Role

Whether you’re talking about length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, amount or the brightness of light, the National Physical Laboratory sets the standards by which these things are all measured. Every department has their own set of unique needs. As their Administrator, you’ll get to understand exactly what those needs are, and then help everything run as smoothly as possible. This is an ideal opportunity to start your career with us. At NPL, we touch ordinary lives in extraordinary ways, what if you could too?

What you'll be doing

As the Procurement Administrator you will be a key player in our procurement team, and will lead on a variety of administrative tasks that will ensure your department operates efficiently. Whatever is asked of you, you’ll give it your all.

•Setting up new suppliers on our procurement system
•Receipting goods and services
•Managing supplier order acknowledgements
•Checking supplier accreditations
•Supporting the preparation and administration of documents
•Support the Transactional Procurement Team
•Following and implementing processes and procedures and identify any improvements
•Conducting procurement activity in accordance with Health & Safety


About You

What you can bring to the role:

•Strong Administration skills
•knowledge of procurement methods, processes, and technologies, as well as Purchase to Pay systems.
•Experience of working in a fast paced and changing environment with demanding business objectives,
•Ability to organise and manage data accurately
•Effective communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships across multiple business areas, internally and externally
•Team player and problem-solving skills
•IT literate - ability to use all Microsoft Packages - including Excel
•Experience working within a purchasing environment

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.

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