Job Purpose

Looking for a new Purchasing/Procurement that offers professional development, flexible working, creative autonomy, and prioritises wellbeing?

The Canal & River Trust is one of the UK’s largest charities, we maintain 2,000 miles of historic canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs, along with museums, archives and the country’s third largest collection of protected historic buildings – preserving them for future generations. Our 1000+ employees care for living waterways that transform places and enrich lives, delivering greater wellbeing to millions of people.

We have a new opportunity for a Purchasing Administrator to provide procurement support for the Trust. Our administrators are valued members of the team, essential to the effective purchase of goods and services.

Location

The role will be based working from home, with the allocation of a nearby Hub for collaborative working in either our Leeds, Birmingham, North West, Newark, Gloucester or London offices.

Some travel to other Trust locations, including in-person collaboration with colleagues, can be expected but will be ad hoc and on an ‘as required’ basis.  

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

Key Accountabilities

To ensure all Purchasing financial transactions are performed in accordance with the trust’s policies and all applicable statutory laws and regulations

• Control, maintain and update supplier databases in SAP.
• Maintain formal contract agreements.
• Manage the efficient and accurate processing of purchase orders for goods and services.
• Maintain compliance with all Company and Regulatory requirements which includes, but not limited to Company Financial Regulations, Procurement Policy and procedures.

Administration support for Procurement Team

• Administrative support for selected framework agreements.
• Analysis of tender information and data.
• Spend analysis reports.
• Support procurement team with tender processes.

Act as point of expertise to colleagues in following Canal & River Trust’s processes and procedures, providing training as required

• Maintain good working relationships with all internal departments in order to ensure excellent understanding of business requirements and adhere to procurement, contract management and Regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate and resolve internal / external queries relating to Procurement Administration.

Effectively Manage good working relationships with all suppliers & contractors ensuring the Trust is a preferred customer in supply chain management terms

• Communicating with other parties to ensure payments to suppliers are not unnecessarily delayed. or outside contractual agreements that exist.

Use Canal & River Trust internal systems primarily SAP

• Skills to raise approve purchase orders and raise new suppliers.
• Testing system updates when required.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

• Educated to GCSE level including Maths & English.
• Experience of Purchasing.
• Communication skills that allow you to inform, help and provide advice to customers clearly and professionally.
• Ability to understand and implement organisational policies.
• Experience in SAP skills particularly within the Purchasing (MM) SRM, desirable.
• Confident in the use of word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to manage workload.

To Apply:  click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV.

If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk

We are currently conducting our interview processes virtually as we continue to respect and follow necessary social distancing guidance to protect our team and our candidates. You may be invited to a face to face further stage interview which will always be conducted following strict social distancing guidelines.

What We Offer

In addition to your salary of Â£21,000, you will benefit from a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits).

At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.

When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us