Leading manufacturer and supplier of Under Pressure Drilling, FlowStop Equipment and associated Pipeline Tooling supplied to the gas, water and construction industry are looking for a procurement administrator.

Purpose of the Role

The Procurement Administrator will provide accurate and efficient support to procurement and production activities. The role ensures purchasing, supplier communication, and goods-in processes are completed in line with company procedures.

The successful candidate will help ensure parts, materials, and subcontract services are ordered, tracked, and received on time to support manufacturing operations or customer orders.

This role requires strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining accurate records.

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing and Order Processing

• Raise and process purchase orders accurately in line with company procedures
• Ensure correct pricing, quantities, and delivery requirements are recorded
• Maintain purchasing records and update internal systems
• Maintain back order

Supplier Liaison and Follow-up

• Communicate with suppliers to confirm lead times and delivery schedules
• Follow up overdue orders and support expediting urgent requirements
• Assist with obtaining quotations and supplier documentation

Goods-In and Documentation

• Support goods-in checks by matching deliveries against purchase orders
• Ensure incoming parts are recorded correctly and documentation completed
• Report missing, damaged, or incorrect goods in accordance with ISO9001 standards

Coordination with Production

• Work closely with production and engineering teams to understand material needs
• Support subcontract order tracking and return of completed work
• Help ensure components are available to meet build and delivery schedules

Organisation and Administrative Support

• Maintain structured filing systems for procurement and supplier records
• Ensure purchasing data is accurate for audit and reporting purposes
• Provide general administrative support to the operations team as required

Skills and Experience Required

The successful applicant will have:

• Strong procurement experience within a manufacturing or engineering organisation
• Excellent organisational skills and high attention to detail
• Confidence using IT systems and Microsoft Office tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with suppliers and internal technical teams
• A proactive, dependable approach and commitment to accuracy and quality
• Experience of running procurement within an ISO9001 accredited business

Desirable

• Knowledge of engineering or manufacturing components and terminology
• Experience working with subcontract machine shops or technical suppliers
• Understanding of goods-in, stock control, or inventory processes
• Sicon Works order processing or Sage experience

Monday-Thursday 8.30am-5pm Friday 8.30am-4pm

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person''s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.