A temporary Part- Time Purchasing/Procurement Administrator role has arisen, based on site 2 days a week (ideally Monday and Tuesday) in the Cambridge based head office, working 30 hours over 5 days (6 hours per day). This is a contract position for 6 months and could be extended for the right person! Reporting into IT Services and S4HANA Transformation Lead- Commercial UK and Ireland you will be working in a team of 2 in the UK, with a dotted line into the wider team based out of the HO in Switzerland. This role will be based in UK Head offices, based in Cambridge, with circa 2500 UK employees. This team provides end to end support for the UK based employees when ordering and delivering day to day IT software and hardware purchases, eg new monitors, laptops, etc. You will be responsible for the 360 cycle, ranging from putting the orders in, creating the PO numbers for vendors to organising the delivery of the equipment. Overview: Checking technology purchasing decisions, orders, and vendor contracts. Oversees the ordering of materials and supplies from vendors. Researches, interviews, and negotiates with suppliers to obtain prices and specifications. Creates purchase orders for the acquisition of materials and performs related administrative tasks. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Ensure support to business including timely reporting and collection of data. Contribute to data analysis typically for commercial and/or financial functions. Implements work plans and functional or department strategies. Contribute to the development of work plans and execute them independently. Ensure support to business including timely reporting and collection of data. Contribute to data analysis typically for financial functions. Implements work plans and functional or department strategies.Key experience/ skills: Multiple vendor coordination and account track on IT Procurement Telecommunication service management (SIM connection and device inventory) Basic knowledge of SAP/ Ariba tools Good Knowledge of Office 365 (proficient in Excel) Good knowledge of ServiceNow Proficient in communication tools like MS teams, Zoom French would be ideal but is not essential!By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your personal data.